Used as a chiral building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of fluorinated analogs of biologically active molecules. Its structure supports the creation of enzyme inhibitors and receptor modulators, especially in neurology and metabolic disease research. The presence of both amine and alcohol functional groups allows for versatile coupling reactions in medicinal chemistry. Commonly employed in the preparation of beta-amino alcohol motifs found in certain antiviral and central nervous system agents.