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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:
study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles, acceptable for assessment

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1970
Report date:
1970

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Deviations:
yes
Remarks:
Dose volumes extending the recommended amounts.
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
standard acute method

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Palmitoyl chloride
EC Number:
203-996-7
EC Name:
Palmitoyl chloride
Cas Number:
112-67-4
Molecular formula:
C16H31ClO
IUPAC Name:
hexadecanoyl chloride
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Palmitinsaeurechlorid (=Palmitoyl chloride)
- Analytical purity: 98% (analytical report: ZAX96L00731, Jan. 1997)
- Lot/batch No.: Vers. 98
- Lot/batch No.: Vers. 62/V
- Storage condition of test material: room temperature, sensitive to moisture

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
not specified
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Gassner
- Weight at study initiation: 232 ± 19 g (male), 187 ± 12 (female)

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
not reported

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
other: aqueous emulsion containing Traganth
Details on oral exposure:
VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle: 2, 20%

MAXIMUM DOSE VOLUME APPLIED: 32 ml/kg = maximum 7.9 ml/animal
Doses:
200, 1600, 3200 and 6400 µL/kg = ca. 180, 1440, 2880, 5760 mg/kg (calculated with a density of 0.9 g/mL)
No. of animals per sex per dose:
10
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 7 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: Weighing was only at the beginning of the study for dose calculation. Observation of clinical signs was several times on the day of administration and once daily afterwards except on weekends and on holidays.
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
Statistics:
Not performed.

Results and discussion

Effect levelsopen allclose all
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 5 760 mg/kg bw
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 6.4 mL/kg bw
Mortality:
200 µL/kg: no mortality
1600 µL/kg: no mortality
3200 µL/kg: no mortality
6400 µL/kg: 1/20 animals died within 3 d
Clinical signs:
other: 200 µL/kg: directly after application: squatting posture, depressed respiration; during observation period: piloerection reversible within 1 d 1600 µL/kg: directly after application: abdominal posture, very depressed respiration, semi-closed eye lids, ; p
Gross pathology:
nothing abnormal observed

Applicant's summary and conclusion