5 C4H8O2 + 16 KMnO4 + 24 H2SO4 → 10 (COOH)2 + 16 MnSO4 + ...

Reactants:

• C4H8O2
  • Names: Dioxane , 1,4-dioxane , Diethylene dioxide ... show moreDiethylene ether , Dioxan , P-Dioxane , Dioxane-1,4 , 1,4-dioxacyclohexane , Glycol ethylene ether , Di(ethylene oxide) , Tetrahydro-p-dioxin , Tetrahydro-para-dioxin , Tetrahydro-1,4-dioxin , 1,4-Dioxan , 1,4-Diethylene Dioxide , 6-crown-2 , 1,4-Diethylene dioxide , Para-Dioxane , 1,4-Dioxane show less
  • Appearance: Colourless liquid with characteristic odour ; Colorless liquid or solid (below 53°F) with a mild, ether-like odor.
• KMnO4 – Potassium manganate(VII)
  • Other names: Potassium permanganate , Chameleon mineral , Condy's crystals ... show morePermanganate of potash Hypermangan , Permanganic acid potassium salt show less
  • Appearance: Purplish-bronze-gray needles | magenta–rose in solution ; Dark purple crystals
• H2SO4 – Sulfuric acid
  • Other names: Oil of vitriol , Sulfuric acid, concentrated (> 51% and < 100%) , H2SO4 ... show moreSulphuric acid , Battery acid , Hydrogen sulfate , [SO2(OH)2] , [S(OH)2O2] , Sulfuric acid (aqueous) show less
  • Appearance: Clear, colorless liquid ; Odourless colourless oily hygroscopic liquid ; Colorless to dark-brown, oily, odorless liquid. [Note: Pure compound is a solid below 51°F. Often used in an aqueous solution.]

Products:

• (COOH)2 – Oxalic acid , Ethanedioic acid
  • Other names: Wood bleach , Oxalic acid dihydrate , H2ox ... show moreHOOCCOOH , Ethane-1,2-dioic acid , Oxalate , Ethanedioic acid dihydrate , Oxalic acid diammonium salt , Oxalic acid anhydrous , Ethane-1,2-dioate , Kyselina stavelova , Ethanedionic acid , Ethanedioate , Oxalic acid 2-Hydrate , Ethanedionate , Oxaalzuur , Oxalic Acid , Oxalic acid (aqueous) show less
  • Appearance: White crystals ; Hygroscopic colourless crystals or white powder ; Colorless, odorless powder or granular solid. [Note: The anhydrous form (COOH)2 is an odorless, white solid.]
• MnSO4 – Manganese(II) sulfate
  • Other names: MnSO4 , Manganese sulfate anhydrous , Manganese sulphate ... show moreManganous sulfate , Manganese monosulfate , Manganese(2+) sulphate , Manganese(II) sulphate , Manganese(2+) sulfate , Manganese sulfate show less
  • Appearance: White crystals (anhydrous) | pale pink solid (hydrates)
• K2SO4
  • Names: Potassium sulfate , Potassium sulphate , Dipotassium sulfate ... show moreKaliumsulfat , K2SO4 , Sulfuric acid dipotassium salt show less
  • Appearance: White solid ; Colourless-to-white crystals
• H2O – Water, oxidane
  • Other names: Water (H2O) , Hydrogen hydroxide (HH or HOH) , Hydrogen oxide ... show moreDihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) (systematic name) , Hydrogen monoxide , Dihydrogen oxide , Hydric acid , Hydrohydroxic acid , Hydroxic acid , Hydrol , Μ-oxido dihydrogen , Κ1-hydroxyl hydrogen(0) show less
  • Appearance: White crystalline solid, almost colorless liquid with a hint of blue, colorless gas