Patent ID: 7049029

Claim:
A nonaqueous electrolyte comprising: an organic solvent; a lithium salt; and a hydride of a compound represented by Formula 1, wherein Formula 1 is R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 and R 14 are the same or different, and are independently hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1–C20 alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C1–C20 alkoxy, nitro or amine group, wherein a degree of hydrogenation of the hydride of the compound represented by the Formula 1 is at or between 10 and 70%.