TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Component: The electrolyte comprises organic alkali metal salt in alkyl carbonate solvent. The organic alkali metal salt comprises at least one of compounds of structures (1-2), Li(BF3(OCH(CF3)2) and structures (4-7) Preferred Material: The alkyl carbonate solvent is ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, ethylmethyl carbonate, or propylene carbonate. Preferred Method: Between first and second steps, the method comprises drying the organic lithium processor salt. Preferred Definition:    Org=group of formula R(COO)n-(n-) (I), R1(C(=O)-N-R2)n-(n-) (II) or R1(S(=O)n-N-R2)n-(n-) (III); nitrogen heterocycles, multivalent carboxylates, or multivalent imidates; or pyromellitic diimidate;    R1=alkyl, alkylene or aryl;    R2=alkyl, aryl, carbonyl or sulfonyl;    nitrogen heterocycle=benzeneimidate, benzimidazolate or benzitriazolate;    multivalent carboxylate=C2042-,1,2-C6H4(COO)2, 1,4-C6H4(COO)2 or 1,2,4,5-C6H2(COO)4);    MX=BX3, AlX3, or PXs, or (C6F5)3B.    EXAMPLE - 2-(trifluoromethyl)benzimidazole, 285.1 g of trifluoroacetic acid was added slowly using a micro-pump to 108.1 g of o-phenylenediamine for 30 minutes. The temperature of the mixture increased but can easily be controlled by adjusting the adding speed. After the addition was complete, the mixture was refluxed for 4 hours following which it became a clear, dark solution. After cooling, the mixture was neutralized to pH 7-8 with sodium hydroxide. The crystalline white precipitate was collected by filtration and re-crystallized in acetone. Total yield was 87.5%. Lithium 2-(trifluoromethyl)benzimidazolate (LiTFBI), 18.6 g 2-(trifluoromethyl)benzimidazole was dissolved in 50 mL tetrahydrofuran (THF) to give a clear colorless solution. To the solution, 12 g of lithium hydroxide (LiOH, 0.5 moles) was added and the mixture was refluxed for 1 hours. The unreacted LiOH was removed by filtration and the LiTFBI was obtained by removing the THF solvent, dried under vacuum at 60degreesC. The yield was 97.2%. Li(BF3(TFBI)), 19.2 g of LiTFBI, was introduced into a 50 mL THF solution. The mixture was kept stirring for 2 hours at room temperature of 50degreesC to become a clear solution. Where upon the THF solvent was removed and a less polarized solvent, dichloromethane was added to precipitate the product. The product was re-crystallized in dichloromethane and dried under vacuum. Overall yield is not less than 75%.