AP EAPCET 04-Jul-2022 Shift 2 Paper

(c) Benzyl chloride reacts with Mg in presence of dry ether to form Grignard reagent (G.R.) and on treating with CO2, G.R. form carboxylate ion which on hydrolysis give carboxylic acid.
X on treatment with LiAlH4 ether followed by acidic hydrolysis give alcohol as Y product.