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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:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles, acceptable for assessment
Remarks:
Basic data given.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1981
Report date:
1981

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Deviations:
yes
Remarks:
analytical purity/composition of test substance not specified, limited documentation, no necropsy
Principles of method if other than guideline:
The acute oral toxicity was tested in rats upon oral administration of doses at 1000 and 5000 mg/kg bw.
GLP compliance:
not specified
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Octyl octanoate
EC Number:
218-980-5
EC Name:
Octyl octanoate
Cas Number:
2306-88-9
Molecular formula:
C16H32O2
IUPAC Name:
octyl octanoate

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
male
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Weight at study initiation: 180 g (mean body weight)

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: unspecified
Vehicle:
other:
Doses:
1000 and 5000 mg/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
10
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: prior application and 48 h, 1 week, 2 weeks after application
- Necropsy of survivors performed: no

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Key result
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
>= 5 000 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
Mortality:
No mortality occured during the observation period.
Clinical signs:
other: No overt signs of toxicity were observed up to the end of the observation period.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
other: CLP/EU GHS criteria not met, no classification required according to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.