https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01752
A
The term is preferred to the obsolescent synonyms '
bond
formed (actually or conceptually) by coordination
of two neutral moieties, the combination of which results in charge-separated structures, e.g. ![Not defined](/img/inline/D01752.png)
coordinate link
', 'coordinate covalence
', 'dative bond
', 'semipolar bond'.