[khwaish]

Hi there,
I have a few questions about a theoretical experiment involving a color-changing reaction. One would add a KMnO₄ solution to another solution of H₂O, NaOH and C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁.
I was looking at an article on crystal field theory and thought because of the permanganate's changing ionic structure and possibly different electron configuration and charge, that a color change would make sense from purple to blue to green to orange?
With each visible color change, does anyone know what the products would be, or the equation that would exhibit each change? (I thought it would look like: ions of MnO₄^-, reduced to blue MnO₄^-3, then to green MnO₄^-2, then yellow or orange?)
Or better yet, an explanation on why this happens?
Thank you so much!

[Nobby]

The reaction will go directly to MnO₂ sludge.  I dont think with sugar it will be possible to get all the other oxidation step of manganese between.