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Select the correct statements about organolithium and organocopper reagents.

  1. AAn organolithium reagent is less basic than the corresponding Grignard reagent and reacts more slowly with water.
  2. BTwo equivalents of react with to give the Gilman reagent and .
  3. CAn alkyl halide reacts with two equivalents of lithium metal in dry ether to give and .
  4. DA Gilman reagent reacts with an acid chloride to give a ketone .

Answer: B, C, D

2 RLi + CuI gives R2CuLi + LiI; Gilman reagents are mild and stop at the ketone stage with acid chlorides; RX + 2 Li gives RLi + LiX. RLi is more ionic and more basic than RMgX, so the last statement is false.
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