Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, particularly in the development of fluorinated compounds with enhanced biological activity. Its nitro and halogen functional groups allow for further chemical transformations, such as reduction of the nitro group to an amine or substitution reactions via nucleophilic aromatic substitution. Commonly employed in the preparation of dyes, fluorescent probes, and specialty organic molecules where regioselective substitution is required. Also finds use in research settings for building complex heterocyclic systems.