Herein, we describe a zinc-catalysed N 2 -selective olefination of benzotriazoles with unactivated alkenes and styrenes. The transformation is achieved by a N-iodosuccinimide (NIS)-mediated two-step, onepot approach, proceeding through sequential regioselective b-iodoalkylation of benzotriazoles with alkenes and a subsequent base-promoted 1,2-elimination. The N 2 -selective b-iodoalkylation of benzotriazoles is highly stereospecific and works under very simple and mild conditions, exhibiting excellent functional group tolerance. The high N 2 -selectivity is attributed to intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the Niodosuccinimide and the NH hydrogen bond donor at the 1-position of the benzotriazoles. This scalable process, serving as an efficient method for modular assembly of structurally diverse N 2 -olefinated benzotriazoles, will significantly contribute to the chemistry of N 2 -functionization of benzotriazoles.