Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, particularly in the development of antimalarial and anticancer agents. Its structure allows for selective functionalization, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for building complex heterocyclic systems. Also employed in research to develop fluorescent probes due to the quinoline core’s inherent photophysical properties. The bromo and nitro groups serve as reactive sites for cross-coupling reactions, enabling the creation of diverse derivatives for biological screening.