According to information from the scientific journal Nature, a covalent bond that requires only a single electron is the first new type of chemical bond to be discovered in over ten years.

Two atoms sharing a pair of electrons. A covalent bond happens when the positive nuclei from two different atoms are held together by their common attraction for the shared pair of electrons held ...

Small molecules - AQA A covalent bond is a shared pair of electrons. Covalent bonding forms molecules. Substances with small molecules have low melting and boiling points, and do not conduct ...

Prior to 2000, many drugs that formed a covalent bond with targets did so non-selectively, which often led to undesired side effects when compared to non-covalent drugs. This led to the belief that ...