Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of herbicides and fungicides due to its reactive nitrile and amide functional groups. Its trifluoromethyl group enhances lipophilicity and metabolic stability, making it valuable in designing bioactive molecules. Also employed in polymer chemistry as a functional monomer to introduce specific electronic and steric properties into copolymers, useful in coatings and specialty materials.