1, 2-Disubstituted benzimidazoles are an important class of heterocyclic compounds that exhibit a wide range of biological properties.[1] Previous syntheses of 1, 2-disubstituted benzimidazole structures not only led to drug leads such as the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase inhibitor 1 [2] and the agonist 2 against the g-aminobutyric acid A receptor (GABAA),[3] but also resulted in commercial pharmaceutical products such as the ...