A process for purification of crude, 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane includes the steps of treating a mixture of crude, 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane and hydrogen fluoride with chlorine in the presence of a Lewis acid, and distilling to recover purified 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, wherein hydrogen fluoride is present during the treatment with chlorine at a ratio of at least 5% by weight with respect to the mixture of crude, 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane and hydrogen fluoride.