Abstract: Various organosulfur gold compounds and their use for the production of gold decorations are known. The invention relates to new organosulfur gold compounds, to a process for their production and to their use for the production of preparations for producing a gold decoration on firing-resistant substrates. The gold compounds according to the invention are obtainable from monogold (I) dimercaptosuccinic acid and compounds of similar structure by dissolution thereof in water in the presence of a base and precipitation by acidification and, if desired, repetition of the dissolving and precipitating steps. The gold compounds according to the invention are characterized by a gold content of 60 to 90% by weight, an atomic ratio of greater than 0.7 to 4. Preferred gold compounds are soluble in water and are suitable as a constituent of organic/aqueous and exclusively aqueous bright and burnished gold preparations for the decoration of glass, porcelain and ceramic.

Abstract: The invention relates to mononoble metal dithiolates, more particularly water-soluble monogold(I) dithiolates, to their production and to their use for the production of noblemetal-containing decorations on firing-resistant substrates.The mononoble metal dithiolates represent a new class of water-soluble thiolates for use in organic-aqueous and essentially purely aqueous noble metal preparations for decoration purposes.The mononoble metal dithiolates correspond to the following formula: ##STR1## in which Em=Au(I), Ag(I), an equivalent of Pd(II), Pt(II) or Rh(III),Q=a tetravalent organic radical containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms,Y=a hydrophilic group from the series comprising --COOH, --COO.sup.- cat.sup.+ or --COO--(CHR.sup.1 --CHR.sup.2 --O).sub.m R.sup.3Z=Y or H or a group from the series comprising --OR', --SR', --SO.sub.3 R', --NR'.sub.2, --NR.sub.3.sup.+ X.sup.-.

Abstract: Various organosulfur gold compounds and their use for the production of gold decorations are known.The invention relates to new organosulfur gold compounds, to a process for their production and to their use for the production of preparations for producing a gold decoration on firing-resistant substrates.The gold compounds according to the invention are obtainable from monogold(I) dimercaptosuccinic acid and compounds of similar structure by dissolution thereof in water in the presence of a base and precipitation by acidification and, if desired, repetition of the dissolving and precipitating steps. The gold compounds according to the invention are characterized by a gold content of 60 to 90% by weight, an atomic ratio of greater than 0.7 to 4. Preferred gold compounds are soluble in water and are suitable as a constituent of organic/aqueous and exclusively aqueous bright and burnished gold preparations for the decoration of glass, porcelain and ceramic.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous precious metal preparations and their use for manufacturing precious metal decorations.Precious metal preparations are known for the manufacture of precious metal decorations on the basis of one or more precious metals from the series gold, silver, platinum and palladium, which have an organic or organic/aqueous solvent system. There is a need for preparations which are essentially free from organic solvents.Preparations according to the invention contain a precious metal thiolate which has at least one functional group capable of salt formation, in the form of a water soluble salt, a water-soluble polymer organic binder, a surfactant in effective quantity and, as solvents, water and less than 2% by weight of organic solvents.