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Since o-phenylenediamine has two amino groups ortho to each other, one of the $$-\text{NH}_2$$ groups is converted into a diazonium group ($$-\text{N}_2^+$$).
The adjacent, unreacted primary amino group ($$-\text{NH}_2$$) acts as an internal nucleophile. The lone pair on its nitrogen atom attacks the neighboring diazonium group, causing a rapid intramolecular cyclization to close a stable 5-membered heterocyclic ring.
After losing a proton ($$\text{H}^+$$), the stable heterocyclic compound Benzotriazole is formed.
The resulting compound contains a benzene ring fused to a triazole ring (a 5-membered ring containing three nitrogen atoms), with the structure:
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