Benzyl chloride: First

First, you convert benzyl chloride (C₆H₅CH₂Cl) to benzyl alcohol (C₆H₅CH₂OH). This can be done by reacting benzyl chloride with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in an aqueous solution. Out of chlorobenzene and benzyl chloride , benzyl chloride gets easily hydrolysed by aqueous NaOH. In benzyl chloride , C6H 5 −CH 2 −Cl, the chlorine atom is attached to aliphatic C atom. Write chemical equations for the following conversions: (i) Nitrobenzene to benzoic acid. (ii) Benzyl chloride to 2-phenylethanamine. (iii) Aniline to benzyl alcohol. The reaction of benzyl chloride with sodium cyanide followed by reduction with hydrogen in the presence of nickel give