Complex sentence: Crown ethers can also be used to change the properties of inorganic compounds in organic solution, for example a mixture of 18-crown-6 and potassium acetate is a more powerful nucleophile in organic solvents than potassium acetate alone.
Split into simpler sentences: Crown ethers can also be used to change the properties of inorganic compounds in organic solution. Ffor example, in the presence of 18-crown-6, potassium acetate is a more powerful nucleophile in organic solvents than potassium acetate alone.