<h3>Coordination Compound Definition: </h3><p>A <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-compound-605842" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="1">compound</a> containing one or more coordinate <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-bonds-in-chemistry-604392" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="2">bonds</a>, which is a link between a pair of <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-electron-chemistry-604447" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="3">electrons</a> in which both electrons are donated by one of the <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-atom-and-examples-604373" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="4">atoms</a>.</p><h3>Coordination Compound Examples: </h3><p>Most <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-metal-604570" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="5">metal</a> complexes or <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-compound-605842" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="6">compounds</a> except for <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/alloy-definition-examples-and-uses-606371" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="7">alloys</a>. Specific examples include <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/gallery-of-h-name-chemical-structures-4122751" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="8">hemoglobin</a> and Ru<sub>3</sub>(CO)<sub>12.</sub></p>