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Endpoint:
water solubility
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
2009-09-04 to 2009-12-07
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 105 (Water Solubility)
Version / remarks:
adopted 27th July 1995
Deviations:
no
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method A.6 (Water Solubility)
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)
Type of method:
flask method
Specific details on test material used for the study:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): DD Lactide
- Batch no: 0809002497
- Purity 100 %
- Expiration date of the lot/batch: 2009-11-02
- Stability under storage conditions: stable
- test substance storage: at room temperature in the dark
Key result
Water solubility:
16.3 g/L
Temp.:
20.1 °C
pH:
1.5
Details on results:
The results for the samples taken at 1, 2, 4, 24 and 48 hours showed, that concentration of the degradation product increased in time whereas concentration of DD-lactide remained stable over the first 24 hours. This indicates equilibrium between degradation and dissolution over this time period. At 48 hours no DD-lactide was detected. This was due to the fact that all DD-lactide had dissolved and degraded somewhere between 24 and 48 hours.
Table 1: Water solubility of the test substance
Stirring time Analysed [C] Mean [C] pH
[h] [g/L] [g/L] 1
1 16.7 16.3 2.1
2 17.3 2.0
4 16.3 1.9
6 15.3 1.8
24 15.7 1.5
 48  n.d.    1.3

1: mean of all concentrations over the first 24 hours

n.d.= not detected

Conclusions:
DD-lactide degrades rapidly in water. Water solubility of this test substance at 20.1 ± 0.6 °C in the presence of excess undissolved DD-lactide, was determined to be 16.3 g/L. The pH of the aqueous sample after 24 hours of stirring was 1.5.
Executive summary:

In this study the water solubility of DD-lactide was determined in accordance with OECD guideline 105. DD-lactide degrades rapidly in water. Water solubility of this test substance at 20.1 ± 0.6 °C in the presence of excess undissolved DD-lactide, was determined to be 16.3 g/L. The pH of the aqueous sample after 24 hours of stirring was 1.5.

Description of key information

The water solubility of DD-lactide was determined to be 16.3 g/L.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Water solubility:
16.3 g/L
at the temperature of:
20 °C

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