Patent ID: 7875393

Claim:
An organic electrolytic solution comprising: a lithium salt; an organic solvent comprising: a first solvent having a high dielectric constant, and a second solvent having a low boiling point; and a surfactant comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formulae (1) through (3): Y-[A] a -(CH 2 ) m —X (1) Y-[A] a -[B] b —(CH 2 ) m —X (2) Y-[A] a -[B] b —[C] c —(CH 2 ) m —X (3) wherein X is selected from the group consisting of phenyl groups and imidazolyl groups; Y is a substituent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms and methoxy groups; each of A, B, and C is a repeating unit selected from the group consisting of wherein each of a, b, and c is an integer ranging from 1 to 100 where a+b+c ranges from 1 to 300; m is an integer ranging from 0 to 5; and R is selected from the group consisting of linear and branched alkyl groups having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.