A process for carrying out a chemical reaction for producing a target compound by heating a reaction medium comprising at least one first reactant in a reactor, whereby a chemical bond within the first reactant or between the first and a second reactant is formed or modified, wherein the reaction medium is brought into contact with a solid heating medium that can be heated by electromagnetic induction and that is inside the reactor and is surrounded by the reaction medium, and said heating medium is heated by electromagnetic induction with the aid of an inductor, wherein the target compound is formed from the first reactant or from the first and a second reactant and wherein said target compound is separated from the heating medium, wherein the reaction medium in the reactor is present as a liquid and the inductor generates an alternating field with a frequency in the range of 1 to 100 kHz.