acts as a precursor to 8-hydroxyquinoline, hydroxyquinoline sulfate and niacin, used as a solvent for resins and terpenes, used in the manufacture of dyes, food colorants, antibiotics, alkaloids, rubber chemicals, flavoring agents, corrosion inhibitors and preservatives, finds application in transition-metal complex catalysis for uniform polymerization, it is involved in the preparation of pH indicators and other organic compounds, it exhibits antiseptic, antipyretic and antiperiodic properties, thereby it is utilized as antimalarials and for preparing other antimalarial drugs.
