A
bond formed (actually or conceptually) by
coordination of two neutral moieties, the combination of which results in charge-separated structures,
e.g.
The term is preferred to the obsolescent synonyms '
coordinate link', '
coordinate covalence', '
dative bond', '
semipolar bond'.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077
(Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 1106
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