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Link to relevant study record(s)

Description of key information

No toxicokinetic or metabolism studies are available for ditolylether. Due to the close structural similarity with diphenylether, diphenylether is used as a surrogate. This is in accordance with the BUA report no 193 for ditolylether (GDCh-Advisory Committee on Existing Chemicals of Environmental Relevance ( BUA).

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Bioaccumulation potential:
low bioaccumulation potential

Additional information

No toxicokinetic or metabolism studies are available for ditolylether. Due to the close structural similarity with diphenylether, diphenylether is used as a surrogate. This is in accordance with the BUA report no 193 for ditolylether (GDCh-Advisory Committee on Existing Chemicals of Environmental Relevance ( BUA).

In a toxicokinetic study, blood levels of radioactive labelled [14C]diphenyl ether in rats after oral application of the substance were measured. Additional tissue distribution of [14C]diphenyl ether in rats after ip application was examined. After i.p. administration of [14C]diphenyl ether (5 mg/kg) to rats, radioactivity was detected in all organs and tissues. After intragastric administration of [14C]diphenyl ether (10 mg/kg) to rats, unchanged diphenyl ether in the blood was at max. concentration within 15 hours and decreased linearly with time, with a biological half-life of about 1.5 hours. More than 90% of the intragastrically administered dose was excreted in urine and faeces within 3 days; > 80% dose in the urine.