A photoelectric conversion layer comprising a compound represented by the following formula (1): ##STR00001## wherein L represents a divalent or polyvalent connecting group; n represents an integer of 2 or more; and A is a chemical structure represented by the following formula (2): ##STR00002## wherein X.sub.1 to X.sub.8 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted carbon atom or a nitrogen atom.