Electron transfer for which the relevant electronic interaction between the donor and acceptor sites
is mediated either by direct orbital overlap or by
superexchange interaction via intervening molecular entities not covalently bound to the donor or acceptor
sites.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2280
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