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18-Crown-6 can be used to extract oxonium tetrafluoroborate into an organic solvent.

Preparation of a Stoichiometric Complex of Hydronium Tetrafluoroborate and 18-Crown-6 by Phase Transfer., R.Chenevert and A.Rodrique, J.Chem.Educ., 61, 465 (1984).
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HBF4(aq)
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H2O
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[BF4]–
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Complexation or Coupling
Proton transfer: Brønsted reaction
Type 11 Lewis Acid/Base Complexation Chemistry

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