Used in organic synthesis as a building block for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, particularly in Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions to form carbon-carbon bonds. Its hydroxyl and boronic acid functional groups allow for selective modifications, making it valuable in drug development for creating pyridine-based compounds with biological activity. Also employed in the synthesis of kinase inhibitors and other bioactive molecules due to the stability and reactivity profile of the pyridinol scaffold.