Decamethonium bromide is used in surgery as a muscle relaxant. It acts by preventing the enzyme acetylcholine esterase from destroying acetylcholine (see page 327), a necessary step in the transmission of nerve impulses. Show how decamethonium bromide can be synthesized from a diamine and an alkyl halide.

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CH N+-CH, CH CH Br CH, decamethonium bromide