3-methyl-5-phenylpent-2-enenitrile

Acute Toxicity: dermal

Administrative data

Endpoint:

acute toxicity: dermal

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

1990-06-14 to 1990-06-28

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

1990

Report date:

1990

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Test guideline 1

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 402 (Acute Dermal Toxicity)

Version / remarks:

1981

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 2

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

EU Method B.3 (Acute Toxicity (Dermal))

Version / remarks:

1984

Deviations:

no

GLP compliance:

yes

Test type:

standard acute method

Limit test:

yes

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

3-methyl-5-phenylpent-2-enenitrile

EC Number:

299-682-2

EC Name:

3-methyl-5-phenylpent-2-enenitrile

Cas Number:

93893-89-1

Molecular formula:

C12 H13 N

IUPAC Name:

(2E)-3-methyl-5-phenylpent-2-enenitrile

Test animals

Species:

rat

Strain:

Sprague-Dawley

Sex:

male/female

Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:

TEST ANIMALS
- Age at study initiation: appr. 10-14 weeks
- Weight at study initiation: 218-243 g
- Housing: individually in solid-floor polypropylene cages furnished with soft wood shavings.
- Diet: ad libitum, Rat and Mouse Expanded Diet No. 1, Special Diet Services Limited, Witham, Essex, U.K.
- Water: ad libitum
- Acclimation period: at least five days

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 19-23
- Humidity (%): 60-77
- Air changes (per hr): 15
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12/12

Administration / exposure

Type of coverage:

semiocclusive

Vehicle:

unchanged (no vehicle)

Details on dermal exposure:

TEST SITE
- Area of exposure: back and flanks
- % coverage: appr. 10 %
- Type of wrap if used: A piece of surgical gauze measuring 7 cm x 4 cm was placed over the treatment area and semioccluded with a piece of self-adhesive bandage (HYPERTIE). The bandage was further secured with a piece of BLENDERM wrapped around each end.

REMOVAL OF TEST SUBSTANCE
- Washing: after removal of the bandage the treated skin and surrounding hair was wiped with cotton wool moistened with distilled water
- Time after start of exposure: 24 hours

TEST MATERIAL
- Amount applied: 2.07 mL/kg bw, dose level: 2000 mg/kg bw

Duration of exposure:

24 h

Doses:

2000 mg/kg bw

No. of animals per sex per dose:

5

Control animals:

not required

Details on study design:

- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: clinical observations were performed 1, 2, 3 and 4 hours after dosing and daily afterwards, body weights were determined weekly
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes

Statistics:

Not required.

Results and discussion

Effect levels

Key result

Sex:

male/female

Dose descriptor:

LD50

Effect level:

> 2 000 mg/kg bw

Based on:

test mat.

Mortality:

No mortality occured.

Clinical signs:

other: No abnormalities were detected.

Gross pathology:

No abnormalities were noted at necropsy.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:

GHS criteria not met

Conclusions:

The acute dermal median lethal dose (LD50) of the test material in the rat was found to be greater than 2000 mg/kg bw.

Executive summary:

A study was performed to assess the acute dermal toxicity of the test material in the Sprague-Dawley strain rat. The study was performed according to OECD Guideline 402. A group of ten animals (five males and five females) was given a single 24-hour, semi-occluded dermal application to intact skin at a dose level of 2000 mg/kg bodyweight. No signs of systemic toxicity or skin irritation were noted during the study and no deaths occurred. No toxicologically significant effects on bodyweight were noted during the study and no abnormalities were noted at necropsy of animals killed at the end of the study. Therefore, the acute dermal median lethal dose (LD50) of the test material in the Sprague-Dawley strain rat was found to be greater than 2000 mg/kg bw.