Toluene on reaction with N-bromo- succinimide gives

Question

Toluene on reaction with N-bromo- succinimide gives (A) p-bromomethylbenzene (B) o-bromomethylbenzene (C) phenyl bromomethane (D) m-bromomethylbenzene

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NBS (N-bromosuccinimide) bromination at allylic position. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/3aef5fab8fa7a840b5517f0e4cd08a9c-.png" />

Q. Toluene on reaction with N-bromo- succinimide gives

p-bromomethylbenzene

o-bromomethylbenzene

phenyl bromomethane

m-bromomethylbenzene

$NBS$ (N-bromosuccinimide) bromination at allylic position.