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Use of Boron‐Doped Diamond Electrodes in Electro‐Organic Synthesis
Author(s) -
Lips Sebastian,
Waldvogel Siegfried R.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemelectrochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 2196-0216
DOI - 10.1002/celc.201801620
Subject(s) - diamond , electrode , nanotechnology , materials science , doping , electrochemistry , synthetic diamond , optoelectronics , chemistry , metallurgy
Boron‐doped diamond is a powerful and innovative material with outstanding properties, experiencing a strongly emerging interest in the chemical society as electrode material. BDD is generally used as a p‐doped semiconductor that can be applied for the disinfection and detoxification of waste‐water since very reactive intermediates can be formed. Besides this destructive performance of BDD electrodes the extraordinary characteristics can also be successfully employed in electro‐synthetic transformations. The performance is usually beyond and much superior to common electrode materials. A key step for the broad interdisciplinary field of application of this particular electrode material is the direct generation of oxyl radicals by electrochemical oxidation. The intention of this mini‐review is to provide the reader a brief overview of the current state of research and to illustrate the different fields of application. The methods applied are critically reviewed.