3,5-Xylenol is an important fine chemical raw material and an important organic synthesis intermediate, it can be used for steel cold rolling oil additives, high-quality flame-retardant non-toxic turbine oil additives, synthetic resin, perfumes, preservatives, dyes, explosives, advanced inks, adhesives, antioxidants and other chemical products. 

In the recent years, it has shown great potential applications in the research of synthesis of high efficient broad-spectrum antibacterial drugs. It is also one of the important raw materials for the synthesis of vitamin E.