Used as a chiral building block in asymmetric synthesis, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry for developing enantiomerically pure drugs. Its rigid cyclohexane backbone and two carboxylic acid groups allow it to act as a versatile ligand or co-monomer in catalysis and polymer chemistry. It is also employed in the preparation of specialty esters and amides for use in agrochemicals and fine chemicals. Due to its stereochemistry, it helps induce chirality in target molecules during synthetic transformations.