sulfate (anhydrous), sodium hydride (60%, in mineral oil), 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoro-1-propanol
(97%), 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (99%), 1 M LiPF6 in EC/DMC
(50:50 v/v, battery grade), diethylene glycol (99%), triethylene glycol
(99%), tetraethylene glycol (99%), diglyme (anhydrous), α,α,α-trifluorotoluene
(99%), tetraglyme (anhydrous), and 4 Å molecular sieves were
purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. Acetone (99.5%), tetrahydrofuran (certified
grade, with 0.025% butylated hydroxytoluene as a preservative), dichloromethane
(99.5%), hexanes (98.5%), ethyl acetate (99.5%), and methanol (99.8%)
were purchased from Fisher. Lithium foil (750 μm thick), p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (98%), and triglyme (99%) were
purchased from Alfa Aesar. Lithium perchlorate (99%), lithum bis(fluorosulfonyl)
amide (99%), and pentaethylene glycol (95%) were purchased from Oakwood
Chemical. Deuterated acetonitrile (≥99.8 atom % D) and deuterated
chloroform (≥99.8 atom % D) were purchased from Cambridge Isotope
Laboratories. All solvents used for preparing electrolytes were dried
by 4 Å molecular sieves overnight inside an argon-filled glovebox
(VigorTech, O2 and H2O < 1 ppm). LiFSA salt
was vacuum-dried at 120 °C overnight in a heated glovebox antechamber
before use and was not exposed to air at any time. Other chemicals
were used as received.