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Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1993
Report date:
1993

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: EEC Guideline B.1, Acute Oral toxicity in Council Directive 84/449/EEC
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
5-Fluoro-2-nitrobenzoic acid methyl ester
EC Number:
609-664-1
Cas Number:
393-85-1
Molecular formula:
C8H6FNO4
IUPAC Name:
5-Fluoro-2-nitrobenzoic acid methyl ester
Test material form:
other: yellow liquid
Details on test material:
purity: 96.9 % +/-0.2 %, storage: darkness at room temperature in a fume cupboard

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
Strain: Hoe: WISKf (SPF71), Animal Source : Hoechst AG, Kastengrund, SPF breeding colony, age at the start of the experiment: males: 7 weeks, females: 8 weeks

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
other: sesame oil
Details on oral exposure:
The animals received the compound as a 20 % solution in sesame oil, the application volume was 10 ml/kg bw
Doses:
500 mg/kg bw, 1000 mg/kg bw, 2000 mg/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5 animals per group
Details on study design:
Behaviour and state of health were observed daily in all groups. Body weight and food consumption

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
>= 2 000 mg/kg bw
Mortality:
No deaths occourred during the whole study.
Clinical signs:
other: No symptoms were observed after application of 2000 mg/kg bw.
Gross pathology:
No macroscopically changes were visible.
Other findings:
The animals killed at the end of the observation period showed no macroscopically visible changes.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not classified
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
Acute toxicity testing of 5-Fluoro-2-nitrobenzoic acid methyl ester in the Wistar rat yield a median lethal dose above 2000 mg/kg bw in male and female animals. After application of 2000 mg/kg bw neither death nor symptomes occurred.