METHOD FOR METAL PLATING AND PRE-TREATING AGENT

摘要

A method for metal plating, characterized in that it comprises admixing or reacting a noble metal compound and an organic acid salt of a silane coupling agent having an azole moiety in a molecule thereof, such as a coupling agent which is an equimolar reaction product of imidazole with gamma-glycidoxypropyltrialkoxysilane, to form a fluid, subjecting an article to be treated to a surface treatment with the fluid, and then subjecting the resultant article to electroless plating. The method allows the metal plating of a resin or the like which cannot be metal-plated by a conventional method, with an easy and simple manner.