Manifestation of helicity in one-dimensional iodobismuthateElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental method and XRD data of 1 and 2, TG plot of 1, and experimental details of 2. CCDC 1444434, 1444440, 1468858 and 1468859. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c6dt01032f

We report here, the first example of an inorganic-organic hybrid material incorporating a helical iodobismuthate [BiI 4 ] ∞ templated by 2,6-diisopropylanilinium cations. The realisation of the helical iodobismuthate opens up the possibility of a wide range of physical properties among hybrid materials. The first example of an inorganic-organic hybrid material incorporating a helical iodobismuthate [BiI 4 ] ∞ is presented.