“…25,26 The ammonium group is particularly important in biotechnology since it constitutes part of many active pharmaceutical compounds. [27][28][29] A recent trend is the co-crystallization of some pharmaceutical compounds with receptors like resorcinarenes and pyrogallarenes with the hope of improving their pharmaceutical properties, 30,31 making crystal engineering 32 a useful tool in analysing supramolecular assemblies. A recent example is the co-crystallization of the pharmaceutical drug gabapentin, a primary amine widely used for the treatment of epilepsy and neuropathic pain, 33,34 with pyrogallarenes, which was studied by Atwood et al 30 Secondary and tertiary ammonium salts possess the hydrogen bond donating groups -NH 2 and -NH, respectively, and these can further enhance their complexation through intermolecular hydrogen bonds.…”