Redox shuttle additives for lithium-ion batteries [electronic resource].
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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2017. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
An electro lye includes a compound of Formula I or IA: where each instance of R.sup.1 is independently H, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or cycloalkyl; each instance of R.sup.2 is independently H, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or cycloalkyl; each instance of R.sup.3 is independently H, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or cycloalkyl; each instance of R.sup.4 is independently H, halogen, CN, NO.sub.2, phosphate, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or cycloalkyl; x is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; y is 1 or 2; and z is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. ##STR00001##