A novel structure involving a 2(p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene). 3.5(1,4-butanediamine) inclusion compound shows amine sites both exo and endo to the cavity, with the amine hydrogen-bonding to itself as well as to the host hydroxyl groups; for bulky amines with large pK(a) values, steric factors are more important than basicity, and the formation of a 1:1, high-symmetry host-guest structure is preferred over a low-symmetry hydrogen-bonded structure.