The title compound (RS 1350), C11H9ClN4, was recently synthesized by a Smil
es rearrangement of 1-[(5-chloro-2-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]-1H-pyrrole-2-carbo
hydrazide or 1-(5chloro-2-nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carbohydrazide in powde
red iron-glacial acetic acid medium. From the crystallographic analysis, it
is observed that, in the title compound, the benzimidazole moiety is plana
r and forms a dihedral angle of 3.8 (2)degrees with the pyrrole ring. The n
ear planarity of the two rings indicates an extended conjugation.