When direct host-guest binding interactions are weakened by unfavorable solvent competition, guest-triggered intrareceptor interactions could be used to augment the binding. This strategy of cooperative enhancement, when combined with the principle of preorganization, yielded a strong and selective receptor for binding citrate in water.

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