Furfuryl alcohol mixtures for use as cleaning agents

摘要

A method for removing flux residue from an electronic component using a solution having tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA) and an activator. As activators, compounds of the formula ##STR1## are used, wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1 - C.sub.7 alkyl, C. sub.5 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, furanyl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C. sub.7 alkyl, tetrahydrofuranyl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub. 7 alkyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, benzyl which can be substituted by C.sub. 1 -C.sub.7 alkyl, phenyl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkenyl, C.sub.1 - C.sub.7 alkenyl, furfuryl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkyl, or tetrahydrofurfuryl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkyl, wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 can be hydroxy groups, where R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are not simultaneously hydrogen, R.sub.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, furanyl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 - C.sub.6 alkyl, tetrahydrofuranyl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C. sub.6 alkyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, or benzyl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, R.sub.5 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C. sub.6 cycloalkyl, furanyl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, tetrahydrofuranyl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, furfuryl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, tetrahydrofurfuryl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, benzyl which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub. 6 alkyl, or the group --(C).sub.1 --O--(C).sub.b --O--(C).sub.b --OH wherein a is from 1 to 3 and b is from 1 to 4, can be used. In addition to the activators (I) or (II), the present invention can also include as activators cyclic or non-cyclic diamines, pyrrolidone, optionally substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkenyl, or butyrolactone.