LCD Electronics: P–Terphenyl is one of the basic intermediates for preparing diphenyl LCD materials at present.
Organic synthesis: P–Terphenyl is the basic raw material for synthesizing antifungal cyclic peptide (4-carboxyl P–Terphenyl CTP) and diphenyl polyamide material 4, 4-（DCTP).
Fine chemical engineering: under radiation, P–Terphenyl will generate fluorescence, and thus it can be used as an organic scintillation reagent. It is used as an illuminant in scintillation counters and as a synthetic intermediate for laser dyes.
