(from the article `acid–base reaction`) ...an adduct in which the two species are joined by a covalent bond; proton transfers are not normally involved. If both the Lewis acid and base are ... ...coordination compounds in which the metal atom or ion is surrounded by two to six ligands. Ligands are ions or neutral molecules with ele...
Also known as a dative covalent bond, the linkage of two atoms by a pair of electrons, both electrons being provided by one of the atoms (the donor). The coordinate bond is formally identical with the covalent bond. An atom capable of accepting the electrons is the acceptor, the molecule donating th...
[n] - a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms
dative bond noun a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms
a type of covalent bond between two atoms in which the bonding electrons are supplied by one of the two atoms. Also called