Used in organic synthesis as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Serves as a building block in the preparation of pyrimidine-based compounds, which are common in medicinal chemistry, especially in the development of drugs targeting kinases and nucleic acid metabolism. Also employed in the synthesis of ligands for catalysis and in materials science for constructing nitrogen-containing heterocyclic frameworks. Its reactivity allows functionalization at both the acetyl and pyrimidine ring positions, enabling diverse derivatization for research in drug discovery and chemical biology.