A novel 1D copper（II） helical chain is constructed through the connection of tetranuclear copper（ll） units [Cu4（L）（Py）4] （H8L=N,N＇-（BINOL-3,3＇-dicarboxyl）-disalicylhydrazide, where BINOL is 1,l＇-binaphthalenyl-2,2＇- diol, py=pyridine） by weak coordination-driven self-assembly, and characterized by IR, single crystal X-ray dif- fraction, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray power diffraction analysis. Interestingly, the helical chains are packed in an alternating left-（M） and right-handed （P） chirality, the orientation of the helices was determined by the axial chirality of the ligand. The complex shows antiferromagnetic interactions between the copper centers.
The first synthesis and structural characterization by X-ray crystallography of racemic 2,2＇-dihydroxy-[1,1＇]binaphthalenyl-3,3＇-bis-hydroxamic acids were reported.The com-pound（C28H30N4O8,Mr = 550.56） crystallizes in orthorhombic system,Fdd2 space group with a = 13.055（3）,b = 34.871（7）,c = 12.570（3） ,V = 5722（2） 3,Z = 8,Dc = 1.278 g/cm3,λ = 0.71073 ,μ（MoKα） = 0.095 mm-1,F（000） = 2320,S = 1.021,R = 0.0349 and wR = 0.0802 for 1757 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）.The N-H and O atom are involved in two-dimensional intermolecular hydrogen bond nets,which further stabilize the structure.
