How Do You Convert Benzyl Chloride to Benzyl Alcohol?

Halo alkane is heated with potassium hydroxide or moist silver oxide to form alcohols.

Benzyl chloride is treated with potassium hydroxide or moist silver oxide to form benzyl alcohol.

The reaction is as follows;

C₆H₅CH₂-Cl + KOH (aq)  C₆H₅CH₂OH + KCl