Abstract Coupling of 2-(1-ethoxycarbonyl-benzimidazol-2-yl) acetonitrile (II) with 5- methylpyrazol-3-diazonium (IIIa) or indazol-3-diazonium salt (IIIb) does not give the corresponding derivatives VIIa, VIIb of pyrazolo [3, 2-c]-1, 2, 4-triazine but, instead, gives the corresponding 2-(3-azolyl)-1-oxo-1, 2-dihydro-1, 2, 4-triazino-[4, 5-a] benzimidazole-4- carbonitriles VIIIa, VIIIb. Coupling of 2-(benzimidazol-2-yl) acetonitrile (I) with the ...