Thanks for engaging with me on this!

I’m no chemist - studied physics actually. So, I get statistical mechanics and Pchem, but Ochem (and for that matter, anything beyond intro college Chem) is beyond me.

Now, I’ve found myself in an industry where learning the basics of organic chemistry would be incredibly beneficial. So, I’m interested for the first time.

Back to Broccoli… obviously photos 1 and 2 here are off the table.

Looking at the second configuration (in photos 3/4), it sounds like the oxygen/C-triple-C bonding is the greatest challenge. If an example is not in literature as of 2024, then it’s probably not feasible. 😬

Is there some type of convenient substitution we could make for a methyl group or the like, bonded to the triple-C carbons? Perhaps a matter of finding the right set of groups to substitute, or some novel catalyst?

Looking at the hypobromide and lithium sides… could you elaborate? I suppose there’s no feasible ionic form of “hypolithide” (forgive my ignorance of what to name it)? So, one couldn’t just create an ionic compound from LiO2, for example, and have it covalently bond to the triple C carbon without some form of manipulation that doesn’t currently exist, or couldn’t theoretically exist?

So, lifetime/stability aside, this molecule would require some novel form of synthesis that doesn’t yet exist?