(5-Bromo-2-chlorophenyl)(4-methoxyphenyl)methanone is an intermediate in synthesizing Dapagliflozin-D5 (D185372), a labelled analogue of Dapagliflozin (D185370), which is a selective sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor that reduces renal glucose reabsorption and is used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes.