Metal complexes incorporating N-heterocyclic compounds with 1,2,3-triazoles are known as catalysts , photosensitizers, and can be applied as live cell imaging probes and for tumor diagnosis amongst other applications . Thus, we aimed to gain further insights into the coordination chemistry of triazolylquinoxalines to facilitate the access to novel complexes and to possible new applications of so far unknown metal complexes. Two isomers of triazole-linked N-heterocycles can be distinguished; either the nitrogen or the carbon atoms of the triazole are bound to the quinoxaline. The less common nitrogen-bound form undergoes chelating complexation via the nitrogen in position 2 instead of position 1 or 3 as for the carbon-bound form.