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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
secondary literature

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
secondary source
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1994
Report date:
2003

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EPA OTS 798.1175 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
GLP compliance:
yes
Test type:
up-and-down procedure

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Hexanedioic acid, mixed esters with decanoic acid, heptanoic acid, octanoic acid and pentaerythritol
EC Number:
268-597-2
EC Name:
Hexanedioic acid, mixed esters with decanoic acid, heptanoic acid, octanoic acid and pentaerythritol
Cas Number:
68130-55-2
Molecular formula:
C36H64O10
IUPAC Name:
6-[3-(decanoyloxy)-2-[(heptanoyloxy)methyl]-2-[(octanoyloxy)methyl]propoxy]-6-oxohexanoic acid
Test material form:
liquid

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Weight at study initiation: 234 - 264 g (males); 191 - 216 (females)

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Doses:
2000 mg/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5/5
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes, at the end of the observation period.

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Key result
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 2 000 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
Mortality:
All animals survived treatment with test article.
Clinical signs:
other: Soft stool was the only clinical observation post dosing observed in three animals on day 1.
Gross pathology:
There were no signs of macroscopic postmortem abnormalities at necropsy.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
GHS criteria not met
Conclusions:
The acute oral LD50 for the test substance was >2000 mg/kg bw.