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Coordinate covalent bond
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Coordination_chemistry/1tCyeQUm">coordination chemistry</a>, a coordinate covalent bond, also known as a dative bond, dipolar bond, or coordinate bond is a kind of two-center, two-electron <a href="/facts/Covalent_bond/EzMLf3Pz">covalent bond</a> in which the two <a href="/facts/Electrons/L0KBo5cW">electrons</a> derive from the same <a href="/facts/Atom/FoQ4kGN5">atom</a>. The bonding of <a href="/facts/Metal/PT8hNX6R">metal</a> <a href="/facts/Ions/wrbwhF3z">ions</a> to <a href="/facts/Ligand/6etB3qeW">ligands</a> involves this kind of interaction. This type of interaction is central to <a href="/facts/Lewis_acids_and_bases/qlLqRvg2">Lewis acid–base theory</a>. </p><p>Coordinate bonds are commonly found in <a href="/facts/Coordination_complex/1tCyeQUm">coordination compounds</a>. </p>