| abstract |
The present invention relates to an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte. An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery includes: a compound represented by Formula 1; a lithium salt; and an organic solvent, wherein the amount of the compound represented by Formula 1 is less than about 3.0 wt %, based on the total weight of the electrolyte, wherein in In Formula 1, R 1 -R 15 are each independently selected from hydrogen, fluorine, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C10 alkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted C6-C10 aryl. Formula 1 |