Used as a versatile intermediate in organic synthesis, particularly in the preparation of fluorinated pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Its difluoromethyl group enhances metabolic stability and lipophilicity in bioactive molecules, making it valuable in drug design. Employed in the synthesis of fluorinated analogs of ketones and alcohols, which are important in medicinal chemistry for improving pharmacokinetic properties. Also serves as a building block in the development of specialty fluorinated materials and functional molecules where controlled polarity and reactivity are required.