A series of N-[(2, 4dinitrophenyl) thio] benzimidazoles has been prepared by reaction of 2, 4dinitrobenzenesulfenyl chloride with a series of 2-alkylbenzimidazoles and 5 (6)-chloro-2- alkylbenzimihlea. Dynamic NMR spectroscopy was used to measure the torsional barriers about the NS bonds, which were in the range of ca. 19-20 kcal/mol. In one case, diastereomeric transformation and conventional kinetics were used to obtain an ...