Used primarily as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Its structure allows for selective functionalization, making it valuable in the development of active ingredients in crop protection agents. Also employed in research settings to prepare fluorinated and brominated aromatic compounds, which are important in medicinal chemistry for modulating biological activity and metabolic stability. The presence of both nitro and halogen groups enables sequential reactions, facilitating the construction of complex molecules in multi-step organic syntheses.