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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:
guideline study with acceptable restrictions
Remarks:
Comparable to guideline study. Well documented study which meets basic scientific principles.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Comparative acute toxicity and primary irritancy of the ethylidene and vinyl isomers of norbornene.
Author:
Ballantyne B, Myers R and Klonne D.
Year:
1997
Bibliographic source:
J. Applied Toxicology 17, 211-221.

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Deviations:
not specified
GLP compliance:
not specified
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
5-vinylnorborn-2-ene
EC Number:
221-259-8
EC Name:
5-vinylnorborn-2-ene
Cas Number:
3048-64-4
Molecular formula:
C9H12
IUPAC Name:
5-ethenylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene
Constituent 2
Reference substance name:
5-vinyl-2-norbornene
IUPAC Name:
5-vinyl-2-norbornene
Details on test material:
- Test substance: 5-vinyl-2-norbornene (CAS 3048-64-4)
- Purity: >99%
- Source: Union Carbide Corporation, South Charleston, West Virginia

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Weight at study initiation: between 200-300 grams

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
not specified
Details on oral exposure:
Animals were dosed orally by gavage (liquid).
Doses:
1.25, 2.5, 5, 7.1, 10, 19.9 ml/kg
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: daily. Weighed 7 and 14 days after dosing.

Results and discussion

Effect levelsopen allclose all
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
5 239 mg/kg bw
95% CL:
4 539 - 6 127
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
10 567 mg/kg bw
95% CL:
5 950 - 187 368
Clinical signs:
other: Clinical signs of toxicity were observed in dose groups. At the lowest dose, these were limited to sluggishness and unkemp appearance. At higher doses, also seen were lacrimation, kyphosis, unsteady gait and diarrhea, which appeared within 30-45 min pos
Gross pathology:
The only consistent finding at necropsy of rats that died was mottled dark pink or red lungs. No gross pathology was seen in survivors at necropsy. 

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not classified
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
The LD50 values indicate a low degree of toxicity. Females had a LD50 value numerically about twice that for males. The marginally significant difference in LD50 values between males and females were due mainly to the greater variability of females to the peroral toxicity of ENB.
Executive summary:

Ballantyne et al (1997) published acute oral LD50 values of ~5200 mg/kg (males) and 10500 mg/kg (females) for vinyl norbornene in rats.