| abstract |
NOBLE METAL SALTS OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS SUITABLE FOR USE IN PHOTOSENSITIVE AND THERMOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION AND ELEMENTS ARE PREPARED BY ADMIXING A NON-AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A NOBLE METAL TRIFLUOROACETATE OR TETRAFLUOROBORATE WITH A NON-AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A CARBOXYLIC ACID IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ORGANIC PEPTIZER. PHOTOSENSITIVE AND THERMOSENSITIVE COMPOSITIONS CAN BE MADE BY ADMIXING A NON-AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF A NOBLE METAL SALT OF AN ORGANIC ACID, SUCH AS SILVER BEHENATE, WITH A SUITABLE ORGANIC REDUCING AGENT AND A CATALYST. THE COMPOSITIONS CAN CONTAIN ADDENDA SUITABLE IN PHOTOSENSITIVE AND THERMOSENSITIVE COMPOSITIONS AND ELEMENTS. |