A catalyst-free, direct, high regio-, and chemo-selective method is reported for the facile conversion of a wide variety of epoxides to their corresponding 2-thiocyanatoalkyl alkanoates, which contain two important functional groups (ester and thiocyanate), using a mixture of tetrabutylammonium rhodanide ((n-Bu)4NSCN) and an aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic anhydride under neutral and solvent-free conditions.