Method for controlling a chemical reaction and apparatus for carrying out said method

A method for producing kinetically controlled products comprising:

• subjecting at least one reactant present in a liquid phase to a pressure change from a minimum pressure without causing cavitation in the at least one reactant;
• subjecting the at least one reactant to at least one pressure reduction followed by at least one pressure increase, wherein the at least one pressure decrease does not reach cavitation pressure;
• subjecting the at least one reactant to a mechanical vibration, at least one soundwave and/or at least one electromagnetic wave;
• producing at least one kinetically controlled product;
• and
• wherein a pressure minimum ranges from 100.3% to 105% of a cavitation pressure of the reactant.