Used in pharmaceutical synthesis as a chiral building block for developing active pharmaceutical ingredients, particularly in the production of central nervous system agents. Its structural motif supports the development of compounds with neurological activity. Commonly employed in asymmetric synthesis due to the presence of a chiral center, enabling selective formation of desired enantiomers. Also utilized in the preparation of receptor ligands targeting serotonin and dopamine pathways. Appears in research related to psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorder treatments.