Process for forming stabilized metal salt particles. The process comprises forming a salt precursor solution comprising at least one salt precursor； forming a metal agent solution comprising a complex formed from at least one dispersing agent having a weight average molecular weight of at least about 1000 and at least one metal agent； adding one solution to the other at a rate sufficient to maintain a clear solution throughout addition and to form a product solution comprising stabilized metal salt nanoparticles having a mean particle size of less than about 50 nm.
