TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The electrode stabilizing additive contains 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 oxygen atoms. The stabilizing additive has 1 or 2 alkenyl groups. The stabilizing additive is a cyclic hydrocarbon, or linear or branched hydrocarbon. The stabilizing additive comprises one or two substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy groups. The electrode stabilizing additive is vinyl ethylene carbonate, divinyl ethylene carbonate, vinyl carbonate, divinyl carbonate, vinyl crotonate, aryloxycrotonate, 2,4-divinyl isooxazole, 3,5-di-vinylfuroate, 2,4-divinyl-1 ,3-dioxane, divinyl crotonate, divinylpyrazine, vinyl ethylene silicate, aryloxy-ethylene silicate, divinyl ethylene silicate, vinyl ethylene sulfate, aryloxy ethylene sulfate, divinyl ethylene sulfate, 2-vinyloxy-cyclopropanone, vinylethylene oxide, vinylcylopropanone, 3-vinyloxetane, 3-vinyltetrahydrothiran, 4-vinyltetrahydropyran, 3-vinylcyclobutanone, 3-vinyl-y- butyrolactone, dihydropyran-3 -one, 2-amino -4-vinylcyclobutanone, 3-vinylaziridin-2-one, 3-vinyloxaziridine, 2-amino-3-vinylcyclopropanone, 2-amino-5-vinylcyclopentanone, 3-vinylazetidin-2-one, 3-vinylcyclopentanone, 5-vinylpiperidin-3-one, 2-amino-3-vinylcyclohexanone, 1-vinylazetidin-2-one, 3-(N-vinylamino)cyclohexanone, 2-vinyl-(1,2)oxazetidine, 3-vinylpyrrolidin-2-one, 1-vinylpyrrolidin-2-one, 1 -vinylpiperidin-2-one, 2-vinylaminocyclopropanone, 1 -vinylaziridin-2-one, oxiranylvinylamine, oxetan-2-yl-vinylamine, (tetrahydro-thran2-yl)-vinylamine, 2-vinylaminocyclohexanol, 2-aryloxy-cyclopropanone, divinyl phenyl carbonate, aryloxy-phenyl carbonate, vinyl methacrylate, aryloxy-methacrylate, diphenyl divinyl silicate, divinyl furan, 4,4-divinyl-3-dioxolan-2- one, vinyl-2-furoate, aryloxy-2-furoate, divinyl propylene carbonate, divinyl butyl carbonate, divinyl ether, 1,3-butadiene carbonate, divinyl diphenyl ether, diaryloxy-diphenyl ether, vinyl ethylene sulfite, aryloxy-ethylene sulfite, divinyl ethylene sulfite, diaryloxy-ethylene sulfite, 4-allylanisole, divinyl methylphosphate, 1,2-divinyl furoate, allylglycidyl ether, butadiene monoxide, vinyl phosphate, aryloxy-phosphate, vinyl cyclopentanone, aryloxy cyclopentanone, vinyl methyl carbonate-allylanisole, methyl phosphate, ethyl phosphate, vinyl ethyl-2-furoate, aryloxy-ethyl-2-furoate, divinyl methoxypyrazine, aryloxy pyrazine, vinylmethoxy pyrrole, aryloxpyrrole, butyl vinyl ether, butyl-aryloxyether, divinyl methoxybipyridine, methoxy-o-terphenyl, aryloxy-o-terphenyl, 3,4-divinyl- 1-methyl pyrrole, methoxy-4-vinylbiphenyl, 1-divinylimidazole, vinyl methoxy imidazole, aryloxyimidazole, methoxy carbazole, aryloxycarbazole, vinyl methoxy carbazole, aryloxy-carbazole trivinylphosphate, vinyl-tetrahydrofuran, aryloxy-tetrahydrofuran, 2-vinyloxetane, aryloxyoxetane, divinyl methoxyfuran, diaryloxy-furan, vinyl pyridazine, aryloxy-pyridazine, vinyl methoxyquinoline, aryloxy-quinoline, vinyl methoxy piperidine, aryloxy-piperidine, vinyl methoxypyrazine, (vinyl)(methoxy)(tetrafluoro)cyclotriphosphazene, (aryloxy)(tetrafluoro) (methoxy)cyclotriphosphazene, (divinyl)(methoxy)(trifluoro)cyclotriphosphazene, (diaryloxy)(trifluoro)(methoxy)cyclotriphosphazene, (trivinyl)(difluoro) (methoxy)cyclotriphosphazene, diphenyl ether, diphenyl silicate, diphenyl carbonate, and/or 2,4-dimethyl-6-hydroxy-pyrimidine. The alkali metal salt is LiPF2(C2O4)2, Li((C2O4)2B), Li(C2O4)BF2, LiClO4, LiBF4, LiAsF5, LiPF6, LiCF3SO3, Li(CF3SO2)2N, Li(CF3SO2)3C, LiN(SO2C2F5)2, and/or lithium alkyl fluorophosphates. The polar aprotic solvent is ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, diethyl ether, methyl-acetate, gamma-butyrolactone, and/or sulfolane.Preferred Compositions: The electrode stabilizing additive is present at 0.0005-50 (preferably 0.0005-2) wt.%.