Linked historically to the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA by Watson and Crick [1a] and the introduction of the first inorganic double-stranded helicate by Lehn et al., [1b] artificial molecular multiple-stranded helices are at the frontier for synthetic chemists in the field of organic, inorganic, and supramolecular chemistry. [2] In the realm of coordination chemistry, artificial helical assemblies, including discrete helicates [3] and infinite helices, [4] are attracting increasing attention. The helicate series has been systematically and intensively investigated, [3a] mostly relying on intramolecular coordinative bonds to construct discrete multiplestranded helicates. However, a potential approach is to selfassemble supramolecular multiple-helical structures using intermolecular noncovalent interactions, such as electrostatic interactions, hydrogen bonding, and p stacking. [2a,d, 3a] Therefore, a judicious strategy is desired for constructing functional helical coordination polymers through transfer of intrinsic structural information from noncovalent interactions with discrete helicates.Inspired by well-defined discrete molecular helicates, [3a] we propose herein a helix-to-helix induction strategy to fabricate supramolecular polymeric helices using helicates as templates. We have previously developed a sulfur-transformation approach [5] to construct supramolecular aggregates of anionic CuSCN/CuCN networks directed by cationic metalbis(terpyridine) monomers.[5d] In this work, cationic cluster helicates [6] were selected to implement the helix-to-helix induction because: 1) the well-shaped cluster possesses intriguing helical character, thereby making the template effect [7,8] feasible; 2) the cluster is positively charged and should show strong electrostatic interactions with the negatively charged inorganic framework; 3) there may exist hydrogen bonding between the encapsulating inorganic components and the wrapped ligands of the cluster helicates, which carry abundant hydrogen atoms.The ligand 3,5-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazole (HL), synthesized through similar reactions as in our previous work, [9] Complex 2 a (or 2 b) could also be obtained solvothermally in acetonitrile by the one-pot reaction of CuSCN, Ni 2+ (or Zn 2+ ) salt, HL, and PPh 3 (Scheme 1). The fact that the same polymeric helices (2) could be synthesized in one-pot reactions suggests that the helicate templates (1) may be generated and stay stable before the encapsulation of the inorganic components in the solvothermal conditions.[5c]X-ray crystallographic analysis [10] reveals that 1 a and 1 b as well as 2 a and 2 b are isostructural, and therefore only 1 a and 2 a are discussed in detail. The structure of the triplestranded helicate 1 a can be viewed as a [Ni 3 (m-OH)] 5+ cluster core wrapped by two terminal [Ni(m-L) 3 ] À units, [6b] and the whole tricationic helicate is balanced by SCN À ions. In the crystal packing left-handed (Figure 1, middle-up) and righthanded (Figure 1, middle-down) triple-stranded helica...