Question

Conversation of benzyl chloride to benzyl alcohol

Answer 1

A novel process for the preparation ofbenzyl alcohol by the hydrolysis ofbenzyl chloride, which operates with from 10 to 70 times the molar quantity of water at temperatures of from 80° to 180° C. and stops the reaction before complete conversion is reached, avoids both the addition of bases and water-soluble organic.

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