Abstract: Mixtures of isomeric substituted phthalocyanines, and process for their preparation Mixtures of four .alpha.-alkoxy-substituted phthalocyanine isomers, predominantly ##STR1## or of four .beta.-alkoxy-substituted phthalocyanine isomers, whereMe is a divalent metal atom or a divalent oxo metal,R.sub.1 is a linear or branched C.sub.1 --C.sub.16 alkyl, C.sub.3 --C.sub.16 alkenyl or C.sub.3 --C.sub.16 alkynyl radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 --C.sub.12 alkoxy, --CN, NO.sub.2, halogen, --OH, phenyl, cyanophenyl, nitrophenyl, halophenyl, hydroxyphenyl or (C.sub.1 --C.sub.12 alkoxy)phenyl,wherein two isomers of the formula II and of the formula III make up at least 80% of the total mixture and the two other isomers make up at most 20% of the total mixture, with the ratio between the compounds of the formula II and the compounds of the formula III being from 0.3 to 3.0: 1.The isomer mixtures can be obtained by reacting .alpha.- or .beta.