PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a subphthalocyanine derivative with high solubility, and to provide a method for producing the same.SOLUTION: The subphthalocyanine derivative is produced by making a phthalonitrile derivative and a boron compound react with each other, and is represented by general formula (1), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, and R12 each independently indicates an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, or an alkynyl group each including at least one fluorine atom, two adjacent groups of R1 to R12 may optionally be coupled together and form a five- to seven-membered ring optionally having substituents, and X represents a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a silyloxy group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group optionally having substituents, or a carboxy group.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】溶解性が高いサブフタロシアニン誘導体及びその製造方法の提供。【解決手段】フタロニトリル誘導体とホウ素化合物を反応させて製造される下記一般式(1)で表されるサブフタロシアニン誘導体。(式中,R1,R2,R3,R4,R5,R6,R7,R8,R9,R10,R11,及びR12はそれぞれ独立にフッ素原子は少なくとも1つ含むアルキル基;アルケニル基;又はアルキニル基を示し,R1乃至R12のうち隣接する2つの基は一緒になって置換基を有していてもよい5乃至7員環を形成してもよくXはハロゲン原子,水酸基,シリロキシ基,アルコキシ基,置換基を有していても良いアリールオキシ基,カルボキシ基を示す。)【選択図】なし