The relative stabilities of thymidine-3',5'-diphosphoric acid (1) derived isomeric cations and radicals were calculated and key geometric parameters were thoroughly analyzed. The most probable sites of a hydride-ion (1', 2', 5-Me) and H-atom (4', 5', 5-Me) abstraction were identified, thus allowing prediction of the regioselectivity of potential damage to the deoxyribose ring and thymine moiety caused by carcinogenic agents of electrophilic and radical nature. [structure: see text]
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