Lithium air battery that includes nonaqueous lithium ion conductor

A lithium air battery comprising:

• a negative electrode configured to occlude and release lithium ions;
• a positive electrode configured to use oxygen in air as a positive electrode active material;
• and
• a nonaqueous lithium ion conductor disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode,
• wherein the nonaqueous lithium ion conductor contains:
• a compound represented by the following formula (1);
• and
• at least one selected from the group consisting of 2,5-di-tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone and 2,6-di-tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone, and
• wherein in the formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a functional group having an electron-donating property;
• at least either R1 or R2 is the functional group having an electron-donating property;
• R3 and R4 each independently include at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a chain aliphatic group, a cyclic aliphatic group, a hydroxy group, a nitro group, a nitroso group, an amino group, a sulfo group, a sulfate group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a vinyl group, an epoxy group, a methacryl group, an acryloyl group, an ureido group, a mercapto group, and an isocyanate group;
• and the chain or the cyclic aliphatic group may include at least one selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a silicon atom, and a phosphorus atom.