Patent ID: 7968706

Claim:
A method of preparing a phthalocyanine compound denoted by general formula (3), which comprises conducting a reaction of a compound denoted by general formula (1) or (2) with a metal and/or metal compound in a solvent in the presence of a secondary amine and/or diamine and the copresence of an ammonium salt to obtain the phthalocyanine compound denoted by general formula (3) : wherein in general formulae (1) and (2), Z denotes an organic group forming a six-membered cyclic aromatic structure with two carbon atoms bonded to Z, wherein the six-membered cyclic aromatic structure is selected from the group consisting of a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, a pyridine ring, and a pyridazine ring, each of which may be substituted: wherein in general formula (3), Z has the same meaning as in general formulae (1) and (2), and M denotes a metal atom selected from the group consisting of Li, Be, Na, Mg, K, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn.