3-Fluoropropan-1-ol is used as a reagent to synthesize fluorinated amino acids (e.g. DL-erythro-4-Fluoroglutamine [F591630]). 3-Fluoropropan-1-ol is also used as a reagent to synthesize labelled N-desmethyl-loperamide analogues, compounds that have potential use as imaging radiotracers.