Bromination of benzylic alcohols to yield benzylic bromides is a widely used transformation in synthetic organic chemistry,1 with applications in the synthesis of key drug intermediates,2 natural products,3 highly functionalized materials,4 and multiple dyes and pigments.5 Conventional reagents for the bromination of benzylic alcohols include molecular bromine,6 hydrobromic acid,7 carbon tetrabromide,8 and N-bromosuccinimide (NBS).9 Conventional solvents for this transformation include chloroform, dichloromethane, and carbon tetrachloride.