Existence of product $\ast$ in a Lie algebra so that $[X,Y]=X*Y-Y*X$

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I've been studying particle physics, and studying Lie algebra using physics text book doesn't give me enough information, so I'm asking my question here.

Given a Lie algeba $\mathcal{A}$ where product is $[\,\cdot\, , \,\cdot\,]$, is there always a product $*$ so that $[X,Y] = X*Y - Y*X$?