The present invention relates to a novel
anion receptor and an
electrolyte containing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a novel
anion receptor that is composed of a compound having a structure in which a
silicon atom is bonded to a
nitrogen atom, such as a novel silazanes in which an amine group substituted with an
electron-withdrawing group has been introduced to the
silicon atom or an
electron-withdrawing group has been introduced to the
nitrogen atom, or a mixture of a compound having a structure in which a
silicon atom is bonded to a
nitrogen atom, such as the novel silazanes, and a composition selected from linear hydrocarbons,
cyclic hydrocarbons, polyalkylene oxides, and
siloxane compounds in which an amine group substituted with an
electron-withdrawing group has been introduced to the
nitrogen atom in the ring, and that improves the
ionic conductivity and cation transport number of an
electrolyte to which the novel
anion receptor is added and enhances the electrochemical stability of an
alkali metal battery using such an
electrolyte, as well as a nonaqueous liquid electrolyte and a gel or
solid polymer electrolyte containing the novel anion
receptor.