How the following conversions can be carried out?
Toluene to benzyl alcohol

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Solution:-
$C_{6} H_{5} - C H_{3} (Toluene) {C l}_{2} / uv light - ------ \to or heat C_{6} H_{5} - C H_{2} C l (Benzyl chloride) Alc. K O H / heat - -------------- \to Nucleophilic substitution C_{6} H_{5} - C H_{2} O H (Benzyl alcohol)$

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