In connection with our own research work, the recent advances in the total synthesis of styryllactone natural products are reviewed, which include the synthetic approaches involving the oxidative rearrangement of furanocarbinols, olefin ring closing metathesis (RCM) reaction, and acid-catalyzed lactonization as the key steps.

Key words: STYRENE P;FURAN P;METHANOL;OXIDATION;REARRANGEMENT REACTION, ALKENE;DOUBLE DECOMPOSITION;ESTERIFICATION;LACTONES