covalent bond

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01384
A region of relatively high @E01986@ between nuclei which arises at least partly from sharing of electrons and gives rise to an attractive force and characteristic internuclear distance.
See also:
agostic
,
coordination
,
hydrogen bond
,
multi-centre bond
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1101 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'covalent bond' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01384 RIS BibTex EndNote
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