5-Formyl-2-hydroxybenzamide can be useful in the preparation of unsaturated cinnamate ester benzamides as inhibitors of rhinovirus 3C protease. It can be useful in the synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial evaluation of lipid based norfloxacin prodrug. It can also be useful in the preparation of arylmorpholines as potential dopamine D3 receptor agonists.
