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How will you prepare benzyl alcohol from toluene?

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Wohl-Ziegler bromination (benzylic bromination) of toluene with NBS / hv /radical initiator gives (bromomethyl)benzene. Hydrolysis with aq $K O H$ gives benzyl alcohol.

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