Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, particularly in the preparation of substituted phenols and nitroaromatic compounds. It serves in the development of dyes and pigments due to its reactive bromo and nitro functional groups, which allow for further chemical modifications such as coupling reactions and nucleophilic substitutions. Also employed in research laboratories for the synthesis of biologically active molecules and in the production of certain specialty polymers where halogenated building blocks are required.