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dipolar bond definition

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A bond formed (actually or conceptually) by coordination of two neutral moieties, the combination of which results in charge-separated structures, e.g.,

R3N: + O R3N+-O-The term is preferred to the obsolescent synonyms "coordinate link", "co-ordinate covalence", "dative bond", "semipolar bond".


See also:

direct alignment definition
Diodes definition
dielectric definition
diazenyl radicals definition
dimerization definition