Used as a chiral building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of antiviral and antitumor agents. Its structure supports the formation of peptide-like chains with controlled stereochemistry, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for designing enzyme inhibitors. Commonly employed in solid-phase and solution-phase peptide synthesis due to the presence of protected amine and carboxylic acid functional groups. The Boc-protected amine allows for selective deprotection and further coupling reactions, enabling stepwise assembly of complex molecules.