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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: inhalation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: inhalation
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1988
Report date:
1988

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 403 (Acute Inhalation Toxicity)
GLP compliance:
yes
Test type:
standard acute method

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
3-chloro-p-tolyl isocyanate
EC Number:
249-050-7
EC Name:
3-chloro-p-tolyl isocyanate
Cas Number:
28479-22-3
Molecular formula:
C8H6ClNO
IUPAC Name:
2-chloro-4-isocyanato-1-methylbenzene
Details on test material:
content: 99.0%

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
male/female

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
inhalation: aerosol
Type of inhalation exposure:
nose/head only
Vehicle:
other: paraffine oil/xylole 4:1
Analytical verification of test atmosphere concentrations:
yes
Duration of exposure:
4 h
Concentrations:
0, 18.7, 35.7, 79.3, 98.5, 122.0, 180.8 mg/m³
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5
Control animals:
yes

Results and discussion

Effect levelsopen allclose all
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
ca. 71 mg/m³ air
Exp. duration:
4 h
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
ca. 110 mg/m³ air
Exp. duration:
4 h
Mortality:
male rats:
control: 0/0/10; 18.7 [mg/m³]: 0/0/5; 35.7 [mg/m³]: 0/5/5; 79.3 [mg/m³]: 1/5/5; 98.5 [mg/m³]: 0/5/5; 122.0 [mg/m³]: 3/5/5; 180.8[mg/m³]: 5/5/5
female rats:
control: 0/0/10; 18.7 [mg/m³]: 0/0/5; 35.7 [mg/m³]: 1/5/5; 79.3 [mg/m³]: 3/5/5; 98.5 [mg/m³]: 3/5/5; 122.0 [mg/m³]: 5/5/5; 180.8[mg/m³]: 5/5/5
Clinical signs:
other: concentration > 35.7 mg/m³: laboured breathing, lethargy, ruffled coat, cachexia, cyanosis, bradypnoe, tachaypnoe, serous discharge (nose)
Body weight:
cachexia
Gross pathology:
inflated lung, pale liver, spleen and kidneys, reddish intestine mucosa

Any other information on results incl. tables

19 mg/m³ were tolerated in a 1 x 4 h exposition without clinical symptoms. 36 mg/m³ was the starting point of mortality

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
highly toxic
Remarks:
Migrated information
Executive summary:

method: according OECD TG 403

result: LC50 (male) = 110 mg/m³ air; LC50 (female) = 71 mg/m³ air