Which of the following statements is false regarding the preparation of organolithium compounds?
A) Organolithium compounds can be made from alkyl halides (R-X).
B) Organolithium compounds can be made from aryl halides (Ar-X).
C) Vinyl halides cannot be used to form vinyl lithium reagents.
D) Lithium halides are byproducts of the reaction of lithium metal with alkyl halides.
E) It is necessary to use two equivalents of lithium metal.

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Vinyl halides can indeed be used to form vinyl lithium reagents through the reaction with excess lithium metal. Therefore, statement C is false, as it suggests that vinyl halides cannot be used.

Which of the Following Statements Is False Regarding the Preparation