Coordinate covalent bond

In coordination chemistry, a coordinate covalent bond,[1] also known as a dative bond,[2] dipolar bond,[1] or coordinate bond[3] is a kind of two-center, two-electron covalent bond in which the two electrons derive from the same atom. The bonding of metal ions to ligands involves this kind of interaction.[4] This type of interaction is central to Lewis acid–base theory.

Coordinate bonds are commonly found in coordination compounds.[5]

  1. ^ a b IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "dipolar bond". doi:10.1351/goldbook.D01752
  2. ^ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "dative bond". doi:10.1351/goldbook.D01523
  3. ^ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "coordinate bond". doi:10.1351/goldbook.C01329
  4. ^ Ariyarathna, Isuru (March 2021). First Principle Studies on Ground and Excited Electronic States: Chemical Bonding in Main-Group Molecules, Molecular Systems with Diffuse Electrons, and Water Activation using Transition Metal Monoxides.
  5. ^ Khare, E.; Holten-Andersen, N.; Buehler, M.J. (2021). "Transition-metal coordinate bonds for bioinspired macromolecules with tunable mechanical properties". Nat Rev Mater. 6 (5): 421–436. doi:10.1038/s41578-020-00270-z.