Potassium permanganate mixed solvent systems

A mixture of potassium permanganate and sodium periodate has also been used to cleave double bonds. This procedure, usually referred to as the Lemieux-von Rudloff reaction, can be carried out in several mixed solvent systems such as butanol and water, dioxane and water " or acetone and water. " It has also been claimed that the addition of phase transfer agents improves yields. 

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