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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2004
Report date:
2014

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 423 (Acute Oral toxicity - Acute Toxic Class Method)
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: Commission Directive 2004/73 EC Annex 2c Method B.1 tris Acute toxicity- Acute Toxic Class Method
GLP compliance:
yes
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
2,6-dichlorobenzoyl chloride
EC Number:
225-102-4
EC Name:
2,6-dichlorobenzoyl chloride
Cas Number:
4659-45-4
Molecular formula:
C7H3Cl3O
IUPAC Name:
2,6-dichlorobenzoyl chloride
Test material form:
other: slightly yellowish liquid

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
Acclimatization : at least five days,Food : ssniff® R/M-H (V 1534), ad libitum, 12 hours light / dark cycle, Relative humidity : 50 ± 20 %, Water : tap water in plastic bottles, ad libitum, Animal maintenance : in transparent macrolon® cages (type IV) on soft wood
granulate in an air-conditioned room, 3 animals per cage

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
other: sesame oil
Details on oral exposure:
Application volume : 10 mL/kg body weight
Doses:
2000 mg/kg body weight
No. of animals per sex per dose:
6
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
The observation period following treatment lasted for 14 days. Symptoms were recorded twice
every day (in the morning and in the afternoon).

Results and discussion

Mortality:
No deaths occurred during the whole study
Clinical signs:
other: The following clinical signs were observed in the 3 animals starting between 10 - 45 minutes after the administration of 2,6-Dichlorbenzoylchlorid: uncoordinated gait and/or stilted gait, squatting posture and diarrhea. The other animals started with simi
Gross pathology:
The animals killed at the end of the observation period showed no macroscopically visible
changes.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Based on the results of this study the median lethal dose value (LD50) of
2,6-Dichlorbenzoylchlorid is greater than 2000 mg/kg body weight.