PHBA is an important intermediate of organic synthesis and fine chemical products. It plays an important role in medicine, perfume, pesticide, electroplating and liquid crystal industry. In medicine, it can be used to synthesize broad-spectrum antibacterial synergist TMP, ampicillin, semi synthetic oral penicillin intermediate, p-hydroxyphenylpicric acid and other intermediates; in the perfume industry, it is mainly used for export of fupenone, methyl, ethyl vanillin, anisaldehyde and nitrile flavor; It is mainly used in the synthesis of new insecticides and herbicides, bromoxynil, and hydroxyacetonitrile in pesticides, and as a new type of cyanide free brightener in electroplating industry.