Term: bond
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.B00697

Definition:
There is a chemical bond between two atoms or groups of atoms in the case that the forces acting between them are such as to lead to the formation of an aggregate with sufficient stability to make it convenient for the chemist to consider it as an independent 'molecular species'.

Related Terms:
1) agostic (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00187).
2) coordination (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01329).
3) hydrogen bond (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02899).
4) multi-centre bond (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M04042).
5) chemical bond (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.CT07009).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1089 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)

Citation: 'bond' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.B00697

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