dipolar bond
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
