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Benzyl bromide is treated with hydrogen in presence of Pd -C.

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Hydrogenolysis (cleavage of C-Br bond with hydrogen ) occurs to form toluene
`underset("Benzyl bromide ")(C_(6)H_(5) -CH_(2) -Br +)H_(2) overset(Pd-C)(to) underset("Toluene")(C_(6)H_(5) -CH_(3)+HBr)`
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