Polymer compound for conductive polymer and method for producing same

A polymer compound for a conductive polymer, the polymer compound comprises:

• one or more repeating units represented by the following general formula (1), and
• one or more repeating units represented by the following general formula (2),
• wherein:
• the polymer compound has a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 500,000,
• the general formula (1) is:
• where:
• R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group;
• Rf1 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, and has at least one fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group in Rf1;
• Z1 represents a single bond, an arylene group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or —C(═O)—O—R2—;
• R2 represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkylene group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkenylene group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and may have an ether group, a carbonyl group or an ester group in R2;
• and
• “a” is 0<a≤1.0, and
• the general formula (2) is:
• where “b” is 0<b<1.0.