Used as a chiral organocatalyst in asymmetric synthesis, particularly in enantioselective cyclization and fluorination reactions. Its rigid bicyclic structure and electron-deficient perfluorophenyl group enhance stereocontrol and catalyst stability under oxidative conditions. Effective in promoting carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bond formations with high enantiomeric excess. Soluble in polar aprotic solvents, making it suitable for use in continuous flow systems and recyclable catalytic processes.