The first total synthesis of (±)-2-thiocyanatoneopupukeanane based on a pinacol-type rearrangement

The racemic mixture of 2-thiocyanatoneopupukeanane, a marine sesquiterpene-thiocyanate with a tricylo[4.3.1.03,7]decane skeleton, was prepared through a pinacol-type rearrangement of a bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-en-2-ol giving a bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-en-2-one derivative and an aldol reaction leading to the neopupukeanane framework.