A method for producing 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene comprising: providing a liquid reaction admixture comprising hydrogen fluoride, a fluorinated metal chloride catalyst and one or more hydrohalocarbons selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane, 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene, 1,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene, and combinations thereof, wherein said hydrogen fluoride and said one or more hydrohalocarbons are present in a HF:organic molar ratio of greater than 3:1 and wherein said fluorinated metal chloride catalyst is selected from the group consisting of partially or fully fluorinated TiCl 4, SnCl 4, TaCl 5, SbCl 3, FeCl 3, and AlCl 3; reacting said hydrogen fluoride and said one or more hydrohalocarbons in the presence of said catalyst in a liquid phase and at a reaction temperature of 85 °C to 120 °C to produce a reaction product stream comprising 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, hydrogen chloride, unreacted hydrogen fluoride, entrained catalyst, 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, and optionally unreacted hydrohalocarbon mixture wherein said product stream has a weight ratio of 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene to 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene of greater than 1; and contacting said reaction product stream with a stripping column equipped with a heat exchanger to produce a first crude product stream comprising a majority of said hydrogen chloride, a majority of said 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, optionally a majority of said 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, and at least a portion of said unreacted hydrogen fluoride, wherein said portion is, at least, an amount sufficient to form an azeotrope with one or more of said 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene or said 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, and a reflux component comprising a majority of said entrained catalyst, hydrogen fluoride, partially fluorinated intermediates, and unreacted one or more hydrohalocarbons; and returning said reflux component to said reaction admixture. providing a liquid reaction admixture comprising hydrogen fluoride, a fluorinated metal chloride catalyst and one or more hydrohalocarbons selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane, 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene, 1,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene, and combinations thereof, wherein said hydrogen fluoride and said one or more hydrohalocarbons are present in a HF:organic molar ratio of greater than 3:1 and wherein said fluorinated metal chloride catalyst is selected from the group consisting of partially or fully fluorinated TiCl 4, SnCl 4, TaCl 5, SbCl 3, FeCl 3, and AlCl 3; reacting said hydrogen fluoride and said one or more hydrohalocarbons in the presence of said catalyst in a liquid phase and at a reaction temperature of 85 °C to 120 °C to produce a reaction product stream comprising 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, hydrogen chloride, unreacted hydrogen fluoride, entrained catalyst, 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, and optionally unreacted hydrohalocarbon mixture wherein said product stream has a weight ratio of 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene to 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene of greater than 1; and contacting said reaction product stream with a stripping column equipped with a heat exchanger to produce a first crude product stream comprising a majority of said hydrogen chloride, a majority of said 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, optionally a majority of said 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, and at least a portion of said unreacted hydrogen fluoride, wherein said portion is, at least, an amount sufficient to form an azeotrope with one or more of said 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene or said 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, and a reflux component comprising a majority of said entrained catalyst, hydrogen fluoride, partially fluorinated intermediates, and unreacted one or more hydrohalocarbons; and returning said reflux component to said reaction admixture.