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The three potential mechanisms of the imidazole ring functioning as the second radical center. Each of the three mechanisms was represented by a reaction between the imidazole ring and an electron. For clarity, only the imidazole ring and related intermediate radical/product are illustrated. More details for each mechanism are described in the text.
