As an environmentally benign chemical process, using near-critical or supercritical water as synthetic organic reaction medium has received increased attention. Many organic reactions have been investigated in near-critical or supercritical water, and a lot of interesting results were obtained. In this paper, recent development of synthetic organic reactions in near-critical or supercritical water has been reviewed.

Key words: MEDIA, WATER, SUPER-CRITICAL STATE, ORGANIC SYNTHESIS, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING