Fluorinated aromatic small molecules as functional additives for dispersion of conductive polymers

The present invention relates to a compound having a general formula selected from the group consisting of formula Ia and Ib wherein K represents an aromatic or heteroaromatic group in which at least one hydrogen atom may be substituted by a functional groups selected from the group consisting of a sulfonic acid group, a sulfuric acid group, an ammonium group and an aliphatic group; X is selected from the group consisting of a C-C bond, O, S, SO2 and NR', wherein R' represents a hydrogen or an aliphatic or aromatic group; A represents a fluorinated or perfluorinated aromatic group; n represents an integer in the range from 2 to 6; m represents an integer in the range from 1 to 3. The present invention also relates to a composition comprising this compound, to a process for the preparation of a conductive layer using this composition, to a conductive layer comprising the compound according to the present invention, to electronic components comprising this conductive layer and to the use of the compound accordi