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Calculated binding energies (ΔE bind) of Li+-solvent (1:1) complexes plotted against the experimental Gutmann’s donor numbers (D N) for 13 organic solvents; AN: acetonitrile, EC: ethylene carbonate, DMC: dimethyl carbonate, PC: propylene carbonate, THF: tetrahydrofuran, FA: formamide, NMF: N-methylformamide, DMF: N,N-dimethylformamide, DMA: N,N-dimethylacetamide, DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide, DEF: N,N-dimethylformamide, DBSO: dibutyl sulfoxide, HMPA: hexamethylphosphoric triamide.