The present review describes the methodologies reported for the synthesis of 3(2H)‐furanones. This heterocyclic moiety forms the core structure of many natural products with potent biological activities, which has fuelled the research on finding new routes to access it and has resulted in the introduction of elegant total syntheses. All the catalytic, asymmetric, and biosynthetic approaches towards substituted 3(2H)‐furanones are discussed.

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3（2H）-呋喃酮的合成：综述

本综述描述了报告的合成3（2 H）-呋喃酮的方法。这种杂环部分形成了许多具有强大生物活性的天然产物的核心结构，这为寻找新途径获取它的研究提供了动力，并导致了优美的整体合成方法的引入。讨论了取代3（2 H）-呋喃酮的所有催化，不对称和生物合成方法。