Polyoxyalkylene compounds terminated with ketone groups for use as surfactants in alkanesulfonic acid based solder plating baths

摘要

Baths and methods for the electroplating of tin, tin-lead, tin-antimony, and/or tin-bismuth are described. Specifically, electrodeposition solutions, based on alkanesulfonic acids, soluble metal salts, other additives, and at least one nonionic surfactant terminated with a ketone group, have been developed. The use of ketone (e.g., -OCH2COCH3) terminated polyoxyalkylene surfactants results in electrodeposition solutions with reduced foam, and the tin and tin alloy electrodeposits from such plating baths are of superior quality.