NaOH + KMnO4: why doesn't it yield NaMnO4+KOH?
I've learned that the reaction goes like this:
#2NaOH + KMnO_4 -> 2KOH + 2Na_2O + MnO_2#
But why doesn't it yield NaMnO4 and KOH instead?
I've learned that the reaction goes like this:
But why doesn't it yield NaMnO4 and KOH instead?
1 Answer
Feb 6, 2016
Alkaline permanganate is a (fairly mild) oxidant, as you might expect.
Explanation:
Alkaline permanganate will react with olefins to produce cis -diols. Acidic permanganate is a more potent oxidant, and will oxidize the vinyl carbons further to carboxylic acids by cleaving the double bond.
The reaction you have written above features a reduction (
