Abstract
The anion binding of tripodal hosts 2–4 has been studied. Increasing levels of conformational preorganisation of the side arms of the hosts led to increased (Cl) unaltered (Br) or decreased (NO3 ) binding; it was thus possible to change guest selectivities by about an order of magnitude through conformational preorganisation of the flexible host.

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