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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:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Result is taken from an official NONS dossier and cites an official EC testing regime so is therefore considered reliable, however the original test report was not available.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
secondary source
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1991

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Details of test method not supplied in NONS dossier - refer to test report for details.
GLP compliance:
not specified
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
2,6-bis(4-ethylphenyl)perhydro-1,3,5,7-tetraoxanaphth-4-ylethane-1,2-diol
EC Number:
406-176-9
EC Name:
2,6-bis(4-ethylphenyl)perhydro-1,3,5,7-tetraoxanaphth-4-ylethane-1,2-diol
Cas Number:
79072-96-1
Molecular formula:
Hill formula: C24 H30 O6
IUPAC Name:
1-[2,6-bis(4-ethylphenyl)-hexahydro-[1,3]dioxino[5,4-d][1,3]dioxin-4-yl]ethane-1,2-diol

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Crj: CD(SD)
Sex:
male/female

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose)
Doses:
15000 mg/kg
No. of animals per sex per dose:
10
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days (or other?)
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 15 000 mg/kg bw
Mortality:
No animals died during the test
Clinical signs:
other: 15 - 20 minutes after dosing a decrease in spontaneous activity was observed.
Gross pathology:
No abnormal findings

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not classified
Remarks:
Migrated information
Conclusions:
The acute oral LD50 of NC-4 in rats was determined to be greater than 15000 mg/kg.