Questions about the bracket

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In the map $\phi : L \mapsto \mathfrak {U}(L) $, where $ L $ is a lie algebra and $\mathfrak {U} $ is a universal enveloping algebra of $ L $.

(1) Is the following relation true?

If $[xy]=z$ in $ L $, does $\phi (x) \phi (y)-\phi (y) \phi (x) = \phi (z) $?

(2) In addition if all commutators are zero in the symmetric tensor algebra of $ L $, are all brackets zero too?

Help is really appreciated.