Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, particularly in the development of bioactive molecules. Its functional groups—bromo, nitro, and nitrile—allow for selective reactions, enabling the construction of complex organic compounds. Commonly employed in cross-coupling reactions such as Suzuki or Heck reactions, where the bromine atom facilitates carbon-carbon bond formation. Also serves as a building block in the preparation of dyes, fluorescent probes, and heterocyclic compounds due to its electron-withdrawing substituents that enhance reactivity in nucleophilic aromatic substitution.