The fluctuating standard potential of lithium in organic solvents

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Apr 12;58(30):4747-4750. doi: 10.1039/d2cc00769j.

Abstract

The standard potential of a lithium metal electrode versus the standard hydrogen electrode was calculated by constructing the thermodynamic cycle in a hypothetical electrochemical cell with a dual-phase electrolyte. It is demonstrated that the standard potential of the lithium metal electrode can fluctuate over 0.5 V in different organic solvents, and is correlated to the modified donor number by the entropy of fusion of the solvents.