ph oter icity ▁ ▁The ▁m eth y ly l id y ne ▁group ▁can ▁exhib it ▁both ▁Lewis - ac id ic ▁and ▁Lewis ▁basic ▁character . ▁Such ▁behavior ▁is ▁only ▁of ▁theoretical ▁interest ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁to ▁produce ▁m eth y ly l id y ne . ▁ ▁In ▁inter stell ar ▁space ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁astronom ers ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁very ▁basic ▁chemical ▁ing red ients ▁of ▁life ▁– ▁the ▁m eth yl id y ne ▁radical ▁ <0xE2> <0xAB> <0xB6> CH , ▁the ▁carbon - h ydro gen ▁positive ▁ion ▁: CH + , ▁and ▁the ▁carbon ▁ion ▁ <0xE2> <0xAB> <0xB6> C + ▁– ▁are ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁ult rav io let ▁light ▁from ▁stars , ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁other ▁ways , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁tur bul ent ▁events ▁related ▁to ▁super nov ae ▁and ▁young ▁stars , ▁as ▁thought ▁earlier . ▁These ▁results ▁have ▁given ▁new ▁light ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁organ ic ▁comp ounds ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁development ▁of ▁life ▁on ▁earth . ▁ ▁Pre par ation ▁ ▁M eth yl id ine ▁can ▁be ▁prepared ▁from ▁b rom o form . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁M eth yl ene ▁group ▁M eth yl ene ▁bridge ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Organ omet all ic ▁chem istry ▁Category : Free ▁radical s <0x0A> </s> ▁En emy ▁in ▁S ight ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁En emy ▁in ▁S ight ▁( card ▁game ) ▁En emy ▁in ▁S ight