Chemical Kinetics

Q1) What conditions favour formation of a kinetic product? A thermodynamic product?

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Kinetic products are favoured at low temperatures with low heat transfer.

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Thermodynamic products are favoured at high temperatures with high heat transfer.

Q2) On a reaction coordinate diagram, how would the kinetic pathway appear as compared to the thermodynamic pathway?

Kinetic pathways require a smaller gain in free energy to reach the transition state. They also have a higher free energy of the products, with a smaller difference in free energy between the transition state and the products.