Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, particularly in the development of protease inhibitors and other biologically active molecules. Its structure supports peptide-like assembly, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for constructing complex organic molecules with potential therapeutic effects. Commonly employed in solid-phase and solution-phase peptide synthesis due to the presence of the Boc (tert-butoxycarbonyl) protecting group, which allows for controlled amino group reactivity. Also utilized in research settings for designing analogs of natural amino acids to study structure-activity relationships.