through-bond electron transfer

Intramolecularelectron transfer for which the relevant electronic interaction between the donor and acceptor sites is mediated by through-bond interaction, i.e. via the covalent bonds interconnecting these sites, as opposed to through-space interaction.
See also: through-space electron transfer
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223 (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2280