Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals due to the presence of electron-withdrawing trifluoromethyl and nitro groups, which enhance reactivity in substitution reactions. Its strong electron-deficient aromatic ring makes it valuable in the preparation of specialty chemicals, including active ingredients in crop protection agents and bioactive molecules. Commonly employed in cross-coupling reactions and reduction processes to generate aniline derivatives with fluorinated substituents, which are important in medicinal chemistry for improving metabolic stability and lipophilicity.