Used as an intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis, particularly in the development of bioactive molecules and drug candidates. Its protected azetidine ring enables selective reactions at other functional sites, while the methoxy group can influence solubility and binding properties. Commonly employed in medicinal chemistry for constructing novel compounds with potential neurological, anti-inflammatory, or metabolic activity. The Boc protection allows for easy deprotection under mild acidic conditions, facilitating further derivatization in multi-step synthesis.