Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the production of thiazole-based drugs with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. It also serves in agrochemical formulations for crop protection due to its bioactive scaffold. Its carboxylic acid group allows for easy derivatization, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for creating compound libraries in drug discovery. Additionally, it has been explored in the development of organic semiconductors and functional materials owing to the electron-rich nature of the thiazole ring.