Used as a chiral building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of protease inhibitors and other bioactive molecules. Its rigid bicyclic structure and functional groups allow for selective transformations in asymmetric synthesis. Commonly employed in peptide mimetic design, where the Boc-protected amine facilitates stepwise coupling while preventing side reactions. The alkene moiety enables further modifications via hydrogenation, epoxidation, or dihydroxylation to introduce additional stereocenters. Valuable in medicinal chemistry for constructing constrained scaffolds that enhance metabolic stability and target binding affinity.