TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preparation (disclosed): Aromatic dinitro compound and/or diimino pyrrole compound are reacted with metal derivative of formula: M-(X')e, to obtain phthalocyanine-type metal complex (I).X'=halo, acetate, acetylacetonate or oxygen;ande=1-4.Preferred Composition: The photoelectric conversion element has receptor layer containing metal complex of formula: Mz(LL1)ml(LL2)m2(X)m3.CI, and semiconductor fine particles. The photoelectric conversion element has sequential lamination of photoreceptor layer, charge-transparent component and counter electrode.Mz=metal atom;LL1=bidentate or tridentate ligand of formula (i);LL2=bidentate ligand of formula (ii);X=monodentate or bidentate ligand which coordinates, acyloxy, acylthio, thio acyloxy, thio acylthio, acylamino oxy, thiocarbamate, dithiocarbamate, thiocarbonate, dithiocarbonate, trithiocarbonate, acyl, thiocyanate, isothiocyanate, cyanate, isocyanate, cyano, alkylthio, arylthio, alkoxy or aryloxy, preferably monodentate ligand or bidentate ligand containing halo, carbonyl, dialkyl ketone, 1,3-diketone, carbonamide, thio carbonamide or thiourea;m1,m3,a1,a2,b1,b2=0-3;m2=1-3;CI=counter ion;R21,R22=acidic group;R23,R24=substituent;R25,R26=alkyl, aryl or heterocyclyl;d1,d2=0-5;L1,L2=ethynylene, ethynylene, or bivalent heterocyclyl;or R23+R24=ring;d3,c=0 or 1;andring za-ring zc=5- or 6-membered ring containing nonmetallic atom. Preferred Definitions:    ring A-ring D=benzene ring, naphthalene ring, anthracene ring, phenanthrene ring, thiophene ring, or benzothiophene ring;    R11-R14=alkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, alkyloxy, alkylthio, alkylsilyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl oxy, arylthio, hetero arylthio, aryl silyl or heteroaryl silyl;and    M=copper, zinc, information tin, nickel, iron, cobalt, silicon, palladium chloro-aluminum, magnesium, gallium, titanyl oxy or vanadyloxy.    EXAMPLE - (In g) methyl 4-(6,7-dicyano-2-naphthyl)benzoate (0.16), pentanol (6 ml), 4-t-butyl phthalonitrile (0.38), zinc chloride (0.14), and 1,8-diazabicyclo(5,4,0)-7-undecene (0.5 ml) were heated at 140 degrees C for 25 hours, filtered, washed and purified to obtain metal complex. The metal complex (0.1), tetrahydrofuran (5 ml) and sodium hydroxide aqueous solution (1) were heated at 75 degrees C for 25 hours, filtered, washed and dried to obtain zinc phthalocyanine-type complex.