Question

How can you prepare benzyl alcohol from toluene

Answer 1

heya ur answer goes like this............
It could theoretically be made directly from the oxidation, and is an intermediate on the way to the aldehyde. However, the alcohol can then be oxidized to the the aldehyde and then to the carboxylic acid. These secondary oxidations are easier to do than the first, and oxidations are generally performed in the presence of excess oxidant. Therefore, the aldehyde and acid are usually observed. 

Answer 2

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refer the following attatchment

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