xylene to phthalic acid using potassium permanganate

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xylene to phthalic acid using potassium permanganate

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What are the other products of the following reaction?

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C8H10 + KMnO4 = C6H4(COOH)2
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i my personable opinion, the reaction is as following:

C8H10+KMnO4 + H2SO4 → C6H4(COOH)2+K2SO4 +MnSO4 +H2O

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