Microwave assisted synthesis has been widely applied to synthesis of materials.Compared with the conventional heating method,the advantages of microweave heating are saving time,saving energy sources,high purity and safety.Metal phthalocyanine is classified by the presence form,the latest progress in the microwave synthesis of metal phthalocyanine monomers,metal phthalocyanine polymers,modification of metal phthalocyanine and metal phthalocyanine composite materials are reviewed,and its future research foreground is discussed.