through-bond electron transfer

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06367
@I03130@ @E02011@ 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 [Terms] [Paper]