Practice question
Question
How is benzyl alcohol synthesized from benzyl chloride?
Explanation
Benzyl chloride (C₆H₅CH₂Cl) undergoes nucleophilic substitution with aqueous NaOH to replace -Cl with -OH, forming benzyl alcohol (C₆H₅CH₂OH).
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