Registration Dossier

Data platform availability banner - registered substances factsheets

Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.

The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.

Diss Factsheets

Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: inhalation

Currently viewing:

Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: inhalation
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
No data
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: GLP compliant, near guideline study, available as unpublished report, adequate for assessment
Justification for type of information:
A discussion and report on the read across strategy is given as an attachment in Section 13 of the dossier.
Cross-referenceopen allclose all
Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
read-across: supporting information
Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
reference to same study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1981
Report date:
1981

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 403 (Acute Inhalation Toxicity)
Deviations:
yes
Remarks:
6 hour exposure
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Fischer 344 rats, 6/sex, subjected to single (6 h) whole-body exposure of 46, 130, 260 or 557 ppm DCPD.
GLP compliance:
yes
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
dicyclopentadiene (DCPD)
IUPAC Name:
dicyclopentadiene (DCPD)
Constituent 2
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methanoindene
EC Number:
201-052-9
EC Name:
3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methanoindene
Cas Number:
77-73-6
Molecular formula:
C10H12
IUPAC Name:
3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-4,7-methanoindene
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): DCPD
- Physical state: clear colourless liquid at room temperature
- Analytical purity: ~97% endo- and ~1% cyclopentadiene

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Fischer 344
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Microbiological Associates, Walkersville, Maryland, US
- Age at study initiation: no data
- Weight at study initiation: no data
- Fasting period before study: no
- Housing: 2 per cage in stainless steel cages
- Diet: powdered chow diet ad libitum except during exposure
- Water: ad libitum except during exposure
- Acclimation period: approximately 2 weeks

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature: 69-74°F
- Humidity: 30-63%
- Photoperiod: 12 hrs dark /12 hrs light

IN-LIFE DATES: no data

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
inhalation: vapour
Type of inhalation exposure:
whole body
Vehicle:
other: air
Details on inhalation exposure:
GENERATION OF TEST ATMOSPHERE / CHAMBER DESCRIPTION
- DCPD vapour was generated inside a heated Pyrex tube to achieve complete vaporization while keeping temperature below the point (35°C) at which fracturing to monomer occurred.

TEST ATMOSPHERE
- Chamber concentrations of DCPD and cyclopentadiene (CPD) were monitored by gas chromatography/flame ionization detection with detection limit of 0.05 ppm for both compounds.
Analytical verification of test atmosphere concentrations:
yes
Remarks:
by gas chromatography/flame ionization detection
Duration of exposure:
6 h
Concentrations:
Target concentrations were 50, 150, 300 and 600 ppm
Actual exposure concentrations were 46, 130, 260 and 557 ppm.
No. of animals per sex per dose:
6
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations: animals were observed daily for clinical signs
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
Statistics:
LC50 was calculated by the method of moving averages.

Results and discussion

Effect levelsopen allclose all
Key result
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
284 ppm
95% CL:
236 - 341
Exp. duration:
6 h
Remarks on result:
other: 1536 mg/m³ air (analytical)
Key result
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
353 ppm
95% CL:
322 - 387
Exp. duration:
6 h
Remarks on result:
other: 1910 mg/m³ air (analytical)
Key result
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
1 723 mg/m³ air (analytical)
Exp. duration:
6 h
Mortality:
There were mortalities in male and female rats exposed to 557 and 260 ppm. (The actual numbers of rats dying at the various exposure levels were not presented in the report)
Clinical signs:
other:
Body weight:
No data.
Gross pathology:
There were no gross pathological effects noted at necropsy.

Any other information on results incl. tables

Mortality in Fischer 344 rats following single 6-hour inhalation exposure

Target Concentration (ppm)

Dead/dosed

Comment

 

male

female

 

600

6/6

6/6

Males: One died during exposure. 3 died immediately post-exposure. 2 found dead on the day after exposure.

Females: All found dead on the day after exposure.

300

2/6

0/6

Males: 2 found dead the day after exposure.

150

0/6

0/6

 

50

0/6

0/6

 

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
other: toxic
Remarks:
Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
Following a single, whole body, inhalation exposure to vapours of DCPD, the 6 hour LC50 was 284 (236-341) ppm in males and 353 (322-387) ppm in females. The LC50s reflect the effects of DCPD. Results were not confounded by fracturing of DCPD into CPD. The male/female 6 hour LC50 is equivalent to 1723 mg/m3.
Executive summary:

Groups of 6 male and 6 female Fischer 344 rats were exposed (whole body) to vapours of 46, 130, 260 or 557 ppm DCPD for 6 hours and were then observed daily for up to 14 days.  At 557 ppm, one male died during exposure, 3 died immediately post-exposure and 2 were found dead on the day after exposure; all females were found dead on the day after exposure. At 260 ppm, two males were found dead on the day after exposure, all females survived. Clinical signs included loss of righting reflex, impaired gait, stereotypic behaviour, laboured breathing, nasal discharge and convulsions.

The LC50 was 284 ppm for males and 353 ppm for females, equivalent to 1536 and 1910 mg/m3 respectively..