1-Chloroalkyl isocyanates and 1-chloroalkylcarbodiimides undergo regioselective cyclization with nitriles and esters of 2-benzimidazolylacetic acid to give derivatives of 1-oxo and 1-arylimino-1,2,3,5-tetrahydrobenzo [4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidine respectively. The cyclocondensation of 1,1-dichloroalkyl isocyanates or N-(1-chloroalkylidene)carbamates with nitriles and esters of 2-benzimidazolylacetic acid afforded 1,5-dihydrobenzo[4,5]-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidin-1-one derivatives.