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The sulfonylbenzimidazole compounds wherein R3 is a heterocyclic moiety such as 1,3-dithiane, 1,3-dithiolane, oxadiazole or tetrazole can be prepared by the following methods. The following embodiment illustrates in principle the preparation of the 5(6)-(1-alkyltetrazol-5-yl) sulfonylbenzimidazole compounds of the invention. The process begins by preparing the desired 2-substituted-5(6)-(1-alkyltetrazol-5-yl)benzimidazole reactant as illustrated by the following example. 4-Aminobenzonitrile is acetylated and nitrated to give 3-nitro-4-acetamidobenzonitrile. The benzonitrile is reacted with sodium azide in dimethylformamide in the presence of ammonium chloride to yield 5-(3-nitro-4-acetamidophenyl)tetrazole. The tetrazole moiety is alkylated with methyl iodide in acetone and triethylamine to provide 1(2)-methyl-5-(3-nitro-4-acetamidophenyl)tetrazole as an isomeric mixture. The tetrazole mixture is hydrolyzed with concentrated sulfuric acid at room temperature for several hours to yield 1(2)-methyl-5-(3-nitro-4-aminophenyl)tetrazole. The nitro group of the benzene moiety is hydrogenated in ethanol-ethyl acetate at 30° C. in the presence of palladium-on-carbon to give 1(2)-methyl-5-(3,4-diaminophenyl)tetrazole. The diaminophenyltetrazole is reacted with cyanogen bromide in methanol-water to yield essentially one methyl isomer, 2-amino-5(6)-(1-methyltetrazol-5-yl)benzimidazole. When the benzimidazole is reacted with dimethylsulfamoyl chloride in acetone in the presence of triethylamine, the product is 1-dimethylaminosulfonyl-2-amino-5(6)-(1-methyltetrazol-5-yl)benzimidazole. By employing the appropriate 2-substituted-5(6)-(1-alkyltetrazol-5-yl)benzimidazole reactants and sulfonyl chlorides as described above, other 5(6)-(1-alkyltetrazol-5-yl)sulfonylbenzimidole compounds of the invention can be prepared.