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4-Fluoro-3-nitrobenzyl Alcohol is used as a reagent in the preparation of EW-7197 (E950000) which is a highly potent orally bioavailable inhibitor of TGF-β type I receptor kinase that is used in cancer treatment as an immunotherapeutic or antifibrotic agent.

4-Fluoro-3-nitrobenzyl alcohol may be used in the synthesis of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzyl chloride.

4-Fluoro-3-nitrobenzyl alcohol can be prepared from the reaction between borane (in THF) and 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzoic acid (in THF) at 0°C.