Which class of compounds listed below does not react with organocuprate reagents to form a coupling product that contains a new carbon-carbon bond?
A)1° Alkyl halides
B)3° Alkyl halides
C)Vinyl halides
D)Aryl halides

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Organocuprate reagents typically do not react with tertiary (3°) alkyl halides to form coupling products because the steric hindrance around the tertiary carbon center makes it difficult for the nucleophilic organocuprate to attack and form a new carbon-carbon bond.

Which Class of Compounds Listed Below Does Not React with Organocuprate