A dispersion of a conductive polymer and a polyanion in a non-aqueous medium further includes a compound including an acid sensitive functional group selected from the group consisting of a ketal, an acetal, an aminal, a hemi-ketal, a hemi-acetal, a hemi-aminal, a thioacetal, an amide acetal, an orthoester, an orthoether, an enolester, an enolether, and an enolamine.