Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of kinase inhibitors, antiviral agents, and drugs for the nervous system and inflammatory diseases. Its structure supports chelation and hydrogen bonding, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for enhancing binding affinity to target proteins. It also serves as a ligand in transition metal complexes to study biological properties and catalyze organic reactions. Employed in the design of bioactive molecules due to its ability to improve solubility and metabolic stability in drug candidates. Additionally, it functions as a building block in agrochemicals and functional materials requiring nitrogen-containing heterocycles, and in analytical chemistry for detecting metal ions owing to its efficient chelation with certain metals.