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Acute Toxicity: oral

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

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1984
Report date:
1984

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Version / remarks:
1981
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
3,9-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxy)-2,4,8,10-tetraoxa-3,9-diphosphaspiro[5.5]undecane
EC Number:
247-952-5
EC Name:
3,9-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxy)-2,4,8,10-tetraoxa-3,9-diphosphaspiro[5.5]undecane
Cas Number:
26741-53-7
Molecular formula:
C33H50O6P2
IUPAC Name:
3,9-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxy)-2,4,8,10-tetraoxa-3,9-diphosphaspiro[5.5]undecane

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Kleintierfarm Madoerin AG, Fuellinsdorf, Switzerland
- Age at study initiation: 10 - 12 weeks
- Weight at study initiation: males: 208 - 246 g; females: 209 - 220 g
- Fasting period before study: 12 - 18 hours
- Housing: groups of five per cage
- Diet: ad libitum
- Water: ad libitum
- Acclimation period: one week

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 22 ± 2
- Humidity (%): 55 ± 10
- Air changes (per hr): 10 - 15
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12/12

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose)
Remarks:
2% solution
Details on oral exposure:
MAXIMUM DOSE VOLUME APPLIED: 20 mL/kg bw

Doses:
5000 mg/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 15 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: Four times during test day 1, and daily during days 2-15. Bodyweight: Test days 1 (pre-administration), 8 and 15.
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
Statistics:
The LOGIT-Model could not be applied to the observed rates of death. The LD50 was calculated without use of a statistical model.

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 5 000 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
Remarks on result:
other: no deaths occurred
Mortality:
none
Clinical signs:
other: Dyspnea was observed in any rat within 1 to 5 hours after treatment. All animals had recovered within 24 hours after treatment.
Gross pathology:
No pathologic organ changes were observed.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
GHS criteria not met