https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01752
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 [Terms] [Paper]