Used primarily as an intermediate in the synthesis of allylamine antifungal agents, such as terbinafine, for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. It plays a key role in the production of antifungal agents for treating fungal infections and active ingredients in crop protection products. Due to its chlorinated aromatic and alcohol functional groups, it is valuable in organic transformations where selective reactivity is required. Also utilized in research settings for building complex molecular structures through nucleophilic substitution or esterification reactions.