Ok, thank god
I used 4 g of oxidant (3.33 g of KMnO4, 0.67 g CuSO4), and added water to create a thick slurry. I dropped in a tiny amt (~0.5 ml?) of
1,4-butanediol and stirred the mixture. At first nothing happened, then suddenly about 15 seconds later, woosh! It all came boiling violently over,
generating tons of steam. I immediately dumped in copious amts of water to stop the reaction. |