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How is aniline converted to benzyl alcohol?

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Solution :Aniline is converted to benzene diazonium CHLORIDE, which in turn is converted to benzonitrile. Hydrolysis of benzonitrile gives benzoic acid, which on reduction gives benzyl alcohol.
`C_(6)H_(5)NH_(2)overset(NaNO_(2))underset(HCl)rarr C_(6)H_(5)N=NCl overset(KCN)underset(CUCN)rarr C_(6)H_(5)CN`
`overset(H_(3)O^(-))rarrC_(6)H_(5)COOH overset(LiAlH_(4))rarr C_(6)H_(5)CH_(2)OH`


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