In the neutral or faintly alkaline medium KMnO4 oxidises iodide into iodate. The change in oxidation state of manganese in this reaction is from [2022]
(1)
Reaction of MnO4- with I- in neutral or faintly alkaline solution:
2MnO4-+7+H2O+I--1 ⟶ 2MnO2+4+2OH-+IO3-+5