backdonation

English

Etymology

back +‎ donation

Noun

backdonation (usually uncountable, plural backdonations)

  1. (chemistry, physics) The transfer of one or more electrons from an atomic orbital of an atom to an antibonding orbital of a ligand

Synonyms
  • backbonding
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