Monoionized-4,6-benzylidine-alpha-D-mannopyranoside has afforded an effecti
vely square pyramidal alkoxide-coordinated VO3+ ester, the benzoylhydrazone
of salicylaldehyde being the coligand. Intermolecular O(alcoholic)... O(ox
o) hydrogen bonding generates a helical pattern in the crystal lattice.