Which of the following arc benzylic alcohols?

I. C₆H₅—CH₂—CH₂—OH

II. C₆H₅—CH₂—OH

III. C₆H₅—CH—OH

              |

             CH₃

IV. C₆H₅—CH—CH—OH

                        |

                       CH₃

<p><span data-teams="true">This is a multiple choice answer as classified in NCERT Exemplar</span></p><p>II. C₆H₅—CH₂—OH</p><p>III. C₆H₅—CH—OH</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CH₃</p><p>Benzylic alcohol are those alcohols which have phenyl group attached to the alpha&nbsp; carbon&nbsp; of alcohol.</p><p>R—CαH₂—OH &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : &nbsp; &nbsp; Benzylic Alcohol</p><p>The compound II and III have phenyl group attached at the Cα of the alcohol and thence they are benzylic alcohols</p>

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