Abstract
In this article, recent studies on the electron transfer reaction and the proton transfer reaction in supercritical water were reviewed. Back electron transfer rate and the successive vibrational relaxation of p-nitroaniline dissolved in supercritical water were monitored by the ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy. It was described how the changes of the dielectric constant and the hydrogen-bonding ability of water affect these phenomena. The proton transfer dynamics of 5-cynano-2-naphthol was studied by the time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. The reaction process was also strongly dependent on the hydrogen-bonding ability between water molecules.