In general A or D may7 be molecules, molecule-ions, or atom-ions, but with the restriction that they7 are both in their totally symmetric ground states. With these restrictions the principal contributing term in the wave function of the ground state of the complex, 0 itself is the wave function corresponding to a structure for the complex in which the binding of the two components is effected by classical intermolecular forces such as dipoledipole, ion-dipole, dipole-induced dipole interactions, etc., by7 hydrogen bonding, or by perturbation effects of higher order such as London forces. 0 is denoted the no-bond wave function. , the dative-bond wave function, corresponds to a structure of the complex in which an electron has transferred from the donor to the acceptor, and in which, besides all the forces listed above as operative in the structure corresponding to , there may also be weak chemical binding between the odd electrons now situated on the two components of the complex. If A and D are both neutral species, ion-ion attractive forces may account for a large part of the binding energy of the dative structure.If the donor is a weak base and the acceptor a weak acid, then frequently a third term, representing electron transfer from the acceptor to the donor, may