The reaction used in conventional electroless copper plating is called the Cannizarro reaction. It involves caustic and formaldehyde to form an alcohol and carrboxylic acid. Check it out at: http://www.chem.orst.edu/ch336/Chapter19/reactivity.htm#Cannizarro PS: I'm no chemist, so don't ask me to explain it better. > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven R. Page [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, June 01, 1998 3:53 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] help!! > > Hello and good day, > I am in need of the formula used in electroless plating. I was hoping > you could help me. I have been searching the net for over two weeks > now with no luck. I know someone out there has this information. I > just don't know where to look obviously. :-) > I will be waiting for your reply. > Sincerely, > Cathie Smith > ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################