Electroanalytical Applications of BDD

For the formation of organic layers grafted to the surface via a C-C bond, 

UV irradiation of H-terminated diamond covered with liquid films of an appropriate alkene [177] is also viable. The addition of aminosilane groups to the diamond surface is possible by reacting O-terminated diamond with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES). Carboxylation of the surface involves reacting an aminated surface with succinyl chloride and triethyl amine [178]. 

For boron-doped surfaces, C-C bond formation between diamond and organic molecules can be achieved via the electrochemical reduction of diazonium salts enabling the introduction of a wide range of functional groups (-COOH, X, NO2, etc.) onto the surface in one step [179]. 

One very recently reported application of BDD by Hamers and coworkers describes the formation of solvated electrons by irradiating H-terminated 

Finally, BDD electrodes have also found extensive use in the areas of water treatment (ozone and hydroxyl radical generation), and organic and inorganic synthesis processes, but it is beyond the scope of this chapter to provide detailed information. The reader is directed to references [7,10] for further information. 

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