Phthalocyanine compound, method for production thereof, and use thereof

A phthalocyanine compound possessing an excellent ability to absorb near infrared ray, exhibiting excellent compatibility with resin, and excelling in such special qualities as heat resistance, light resistance, and resistance to weather conditions is provided. This phthalocyanine compound is represented by the following general formula (1) wherein Z2, Z3, Z6, Z7, Z10, Z11, Z14, and Z15 are independently SR1, OR2, or a fluorine atom, and at least one of them is for SR1 or OR2, Z1, Z4, Z5, Z8, Z9, Z12, Z13, and Z16 independently stand for NHR3, SR1, OR2, or a fluorine atom and at least one of them is NHR3, at least one of Z1 to Z16 is a fluorine atom or OR2, R1, R2, and R3 are independently a substituted or non-substituted phenyl group, a substituted or non-substituted aralkyl group, or a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and M is for a nonmetal, a metal, a metal oxide, or a metal halide.