US Patent 9255045 E-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene production process from 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene

A production process for the production of E-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, the process including at least one stage during which 1,1,3,3 -tetrachloropropene reacts with anhydrous hydrofluoric acid in the liquid phase, in the absence of a catalyst, with an HF/1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene molar ratio between 3 and 20 inclusive, at a temperature between 50° C. and 150° C. inclusive and an absolute pressure of between 1 and 20 bar inclusive.