Diclofop-methyl is used as the active ingredient in many herbicides that are used to control weed growth in plants such as wheat and wild oats.

Oxindole is an aromatic heterocyclic building block.?2-indolinone derivatives have become lead compounds in the research of kinase inhibitors.Oxindole structure has been used in receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) inhibitors such as SU4984 and intedanib, the RTK family represents an important therapeutic target for anti-cancer drug development.

ID-8, a DYRK inhibitor, sustains embryonic stem cell self-renewal in long-term culture.