Patent ID: 8574463

Claim:
A metal complex dye, which is represented by any of Formulas (XIII) to (XV): wherein A 9 , A 10 , A 11 , A 12 , A 13 and A 14 each independently represent a carboxyl group or a salt thereof; R 200 and R 203 each independently represent an alkynyl group; R 202 , R 205 , R 207 , R 208 , R 210 , R 211 , R 213 to R 216 and R 218 to R 221 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an amino group, a heterocyclic group or a halogen atom; at least one of R 207 and R 208 is an alkyl group; at least one of R 210 and R 211 is an alkyl group; R 201 and R 204 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkylthio group or a halogen atom; R 201 and R 202 , R 204 and R 205 , R 207 and R 208 , R 210 and R 211 , any of R 213 to R 216 , and any of R 218 to R 221 may be bonded with each other to form a ring; the two R 206 's and the two R 209 's are the same or different from each other, and each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group, but R 206 's or R 209 's are not bonded with each other for forming a ring; the two R 212 's and the two R 217 's are the same or different from each other, and each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group, but R 212 's or R 217 's are not bonded with each other for forming a ring; m7 to m10 each independently represent an integer of 1 to 5; Z represents a monodentate or bidentate ligand; and q1 to q3 each independently represent 1 or 2.