Used in organic synthesis as a building block for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, particularly in Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions to form carbon-carbon bonds. Its boronic acid group enables efficient coupling with aryl halides, making it valuable in the development of complex fluorinated compounds. The presence of fluorine atoms and a hydroxymethyl group allows for enhanced binding selectivity and improved metabolic stability in drug design. Commonly applied in the synthesis of bioactive molecules and functional materials where fluorinated aromatic structures are required.