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Administrative data

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

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1990
Report date:
1990

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)
Test type:
fixed dose procedure

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
1,4-dichloro-2-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)-5-nitrobenzene
EC Number:
620-459-6
Cas Number:
130841-23-5
Molecular formula:
C9H3Cl2F6NO3
IUPAC Name:
1,4-dichloro-2-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)-5-nitrobenzene

Test animals

Species:
rat
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Age at study initiation: 6 to 8 weeks
- Initial body weight range: 170 to 215 g
- Fasting period before study: fasted overnight
- Housing: housed in Macrolon cages type 4, with standardized soft wood bedding
- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): yes
- Water (e.g. ad libitum): yes
- Acclimation period: 5 days


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

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
other: Ol. arachidis Ph. H. VI
Doses:
Dose levels / sex group: - 1000 mg/kg, males and femals; - 2000 mg/kg, males and femals
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5 per sex / per dose
20 animals total

Results and discussion

Effect levelsopen allclose all
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 1 000 - < 2 000 mg/kg bw
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 1 000 - < 2 000 mg/kg bw
Mortality:
daily; a.m. and p.m. on working days
a.m. on weekend days
Clinical signs:
daily for 14 days
Body weight:
immediately before administration, on days 7, 14 and at death
Gross pathology:
Spontaneously dying animals were submitted to a gross necropsyas soon as possible; survivors at the and of the observation period

Applicant's summary and conclusion