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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: oral

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: GLP Guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1992
Report date:
1992

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
GLP compliance:
yes
Test type:
standard acute method

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
N-(n-octyl)-2-pyrrolidinone
EC Number:
403-700-8
EC Name:
N-(n-octyl)-2-pyrrolidinone
Cas Number:
2687-94-7
Molecular formula:
C12 H23 N O
IUPAC Name:
1-octylpyrrolidin-2-one
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): N-(N-Octyl)pyrrolidone; Substance No. 91/453
- Physical state: colorless liquid
- Analytical purity: 99.3 %
- Lot/batch No.: 103/90
- Storage condition of test material: refrigerator

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: DR. K. Thomae GmbH, D-W7950 Biberach
- Age at study initiation: young adults
- Weight at study initiation: 150-300 g
- Fasting period before study: 16 hrs
- Housing: individual
- Diet: Kliba laboratory diet, Klingenthalermühle, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland ad libitum
- Water: Tap water ad libitum
- Acclimation period: at least 1 week


ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 20-24
- Humidity (%): 30-70
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12/12

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
other: solution in olive oil DAB 9
Details on oral exposure:
VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle: 20 and 44 g/100 ml
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage): 5 ml/kg
- Justification for choice of vehicle: test substance is insoluble in water


MAXIMUM DOSE VOLUME APPLIED: 5 ml/kg

Doses:
1000, 2200 mg/kg
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5 males and females per dose level
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: at least once daily on working days, recordings of signs and symptoms several times/day; once on weekends
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
- Other examinations performed: clinical signs, body weight

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 2 200 mg/kg bw
Mortality:
no death occurred in any of the dosing groups
Clinical signs:
other: In male animals no clinical signs were noted in the 1000 mg/kg dosing group, female animals showed dyspnoea, apathy, abdominal position, staggering, piloerection exsiccosis and exophthalmos and poor general state in the first 4 hours after dosing. In the
Gross pathology:
no pathologic findings noted

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not classified