Used in organic synthesis as a building block for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions, enabling the formation of carbon-carbon bonds in pharmaceutical and agrochemical development. Its boronic acid group facilitates coupling with aryl halides, making it valuable in creating biaryl compounds. The methylamino group adds polarity and reactivity, useful in medicinal chemistry for designing bioactive molecules. Also employed in the synthesis of sensors and functional materials due to its ability to interact with diols and carbonyl compounds.