It is mainly used as a specialty chemical and research intermediate in organic synthesis. It has also been investigated as a precursor in halogen-exchange and related chemical reactions.

Its highly halogenated benzene structure makes it useful for studying halogen chemistry and preparing other fluorinated or chlorinated aromatic compounds. It is primarily intended for industrial or laboratory use rather than general consumer applications.

It is a highly halogenated aromatic compound containing five chlorine atoms and one fluorine atom attached to a benzene ring