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EC number: 260-350-7 | CAS number: 56706-10-6
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
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- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
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- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data

Ecotoxicological Summary
Administrative data
Hazard for aquatic organisms
Freshwater
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- PNEC aqua (freshwater)
- PNEC value:
- 0.7 mg/L
- Assessment factor:
- 1 000
- Extrapolation method:
- assessment factor
- PNEC freshwater (intermittent releases):
- 7 mg/L
Marine water
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- PNEC aqua (marine water)
- PNEC value:
- 0.07 mg/L
- Assessment factor:
- 10 000
- Extrapolation method:
- assessment factor
STP
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- PNEC STP
- PNEC value:
- 1 mg/L
- Assessment factor:
- 100
- Extrapolation method:
- assessment factor
Sediment (freshwater)
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- PNEC sediment (freshwater)
- PNEC value:
- 91 mg/kg sediment dw
- Extrapolation method:
- equilibrium partitioning method
Sediment (marine water)
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- PNEC sediment (marine water)
- PNEC value:
- 9.1 mg/kg sediment dw
- Extrapolation method:
- equilibrium partitioning method
Hazard for air
Air
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no hazard identified
Hazard for terrestrial organisms
Soil
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- PNEC soil
- PNEC value:
- 29 mg/kg soil dw
- Extrapolation method:
- equilibrium partitioning method
Hazard for predators
Secondary poisoning
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- PNEC oral
- PNEC value:
- 6.7 g/kg food
- Assessment factor:
- 300
Additional information
- Read-across from Polysulfides, bis[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl] to 4,4,13,13-tetraethoxy-3,14-dioxa-8,9-dithia-4,13-disilahexadecane
- Considerations on the non-silanol hydrolysis products:
The hydrolysis half-life of 4,4,13,13-tetraethoxy-3,14-dioxa-8,9-dithia-4,13-disilahexadecane is ca. 40 - 90 h at pH 7, 20-25˚C. The registration substance will hydrolyse in contact with water and atmospheric moisture to (3-{[3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl]disulfanyl}propyl)silanetriol and ethanol. Therefore, the environmental hazard assessment, including sediment and soil compartments, is primarily based on the properties of the registration substance, in accordance with REACH guidance (R16).
As described in Section 1.3 of the CSR, the silanol hydrolysis products may be susceptible to condensation reactions.
It is likely that, because of the prolonged test medium preparation phases, the test organisms were predominantly exposed to the hydrolysis products of the substance, with the exception of one algal study in which direct addition to test medium was used (in this case, based on the static exposure regime, it is likely that the organisms would have been exposed to a mixture of the dissolved and undissolved parent substance, as well as hydrolysis products). The results suggest that, although the substance itself appears to be non-toxic at the solubility limit, the hydrolysis products have non-classifiable effects which under the conditions of the test may have been exacerbated by or caused mainly by physical effects of undissolved or precipitated test materials or by-products.
In light of the properties of the registration substance, it is possible that short-term studies may have under-estimated the potential for toxicity. Therefore, although there is no clear evidence of effects attributable to the parent substance, it is appropriate to derive PNECs and conduct risk characterisation to ensure risks are appropriately managed.
Exposure assessment and risk characterisation will be based on the properties of the registration substance. Since there is significant uncertainty on the half life range, exposure and risk for the soil and sediment protection targets will also be conducted using the properties of the hydrolysis product for comparison.
READ-ACROSS JUSTIFICATION
In order to reduce animal testing, read-across is proposed to fulfil REACH Annex VII-X requirements for the registered substance using weight of evidence from substances that have similar structure and physicochemical properties. Ecotoxicological studies are conducted in aquatic medium or in moist environments; therefore the hydrolysis rate of the substance is particularly important, because after hydrolysis occurs the resulting product has different structural features, physicochemical properties and behaviour, particularly at higher loading concentrations at which oligomerisation and cross-linking can be expected to occur.
In the following paragraphs the read-across approach for 4,4,13,13-tetraethoxy-3,14-dioxa-8,9-dithia-4,13-disilahexadecane is assessed for the surrogate substance taking into account structure, hydrolysis rate and physico-chemical properties. Table 1 presents relevant physico-chemical properties and Table 2 presents the available ecotoxicological data.
Table 1: Physicochemical properties for the S2, S3 and S4 constituents
Property |
S2 |
S3 |
S4 |
Name |
4,4,13,13-tetraethoxy-3,14-dioxa-8,9-dithia-4,13-disilahexadecane |
4,4,14,14-tetraethoxy-3,15-dioxa-8,9,10-trithia-4,14-disilaheptadecane |
4,4,15,15-tetraethoxy-3,16-dioxa-8,9,10,11-tetrathia-4,15-disilaoctadecane |
CAS Number |
56706-10-6 |
56706-11-7 |
40372-72-3 |
Hydrolysis product |
(3-{[3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl]disulfanyl}propyl)silanetriol |
(3-{[3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl]trisulfanyl}propyl)silanetriol |
[3-({[3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl]disulfanyl}disulfanyl)propyl]silanetriol |
Molecular weight |
474.8 g mol‑1 |
506.9 g mol-1 |
538.9 g mol-1 |
log Kow (parent) |
5.2 (predicted) |
5.2 (predicted) |
5.2 (predicted) |
log Kow (silanol hydrolysis product) |
-3.0 (predicted) |
-3.0 (predicted) |
-3.0 (predicted) |
Water solubility (parent) |
≤ 1 mg/l (measured); 0.01 mg/l (predicted) |
≤1 mg/l (read-across from S2 and S2/S3/S4 reaction mass); 0.01 mg/l (predicted) |
≤1 mg/l (read-across from S2 and S2/S3/S4 reaction mass); 0.01 mg/l (predicted) |
Water solubility (silanol hydrolysis product) |
1 000 000 mg/l (predicted) (will be limited by formation of condensation products) |
1 000 000 mg/l (predicted) (will be limited by formation of condensation products) |
1 000 000 mg/l (predicted) (will be limited by formation of condensation products) |
Vapour pressure (parent) |
9 Pa (measured); 0.44 Pa (predicted) |
9 Pa (read-across from S2); 0.44 Pa (predicted) |
9 Pa (read-across from S2); 0.44 Pa (predicted) |
Hydrolysis t1/2 at pH 7 and 20-25°C |
40 -90 h (predicted) |
40 -110 h (predicted) |
40 -130 h (predicted) |
Table 2: Ecotoxicological data available for the three substances in the group
CAS Number |
56706-10-6 |
211519-85-6 |
Chemical Name |
4,4,13,13-tetraethoxy-3,14-dioxa-8,9-dithia-4,13-disilahexadecane |
Reaction mass of 4,4,15,15-tetraethoxy-3,16-dioxa-8,9,10,11-tetrathia-4,15-disilaoctadecane and 4,4,14,14-tetraethoxy-3,15-dioxa-8,9,10-trithia-4,14-disilaheptadecane and 4,4,13,13-tetraethoxy-3,14-dioxa-8,9-dithia-4,13-disilahexadecane |
Short-name |
S2 |
Polysulfides, S2, S3, S4 |
Short-term toxicity to fish (LL50) |
>1000 mg/l |
>1000 mg/l |
Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates (EL50) |
<1 mg/l* |
>10 mg/l |
Algal inhibition (EL50 and NOELR) |
EL50: 500 mg/l and NOELR: 32 mg/l |
EL50: 700 mg/l and EL10: 60 mg/l |
* It is not possible to determine whether the effects observed in this study are due to the presence of undissolved test material or to the toxicity of the substance.
Polysulfides, bis[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl] (CAS 211519-85-6) is also known as Reaction mass of 4,4,15,15-tetraethoxy-3,16-dioxa-8,9,10,11-tetrathia-4,15-disilaoctadecane and 4,4,14,14-tetraethoxy-3,15-dioxa-8,9,10-trithia-4,14-disilaheptadecane and 4,4,13,13-tetraethoxy-3,14-dioxa-8,9-dithia-4,13-disilahexadecane. It is a multiconstituent substance with three constituents. Each constituent is a bis[3-triethoxysilyl)propyl)polysulfide, where the number of sulfur atoms is 2 to 4. The constituents may be denoted as S2, S3 and S4 respectively. The registration substance is a constituent of Polysulfides, bis[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl]. For the three constituents S2, S3 and S4, hydrolysis half-lives at 20-25°C are ca. 40 - 90 h, ca. 40 - 110 h and ca. 40 - 130 h at pH 7 respectively. The hydrolysis products are (3-{[3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl]disulfanyl}propyl)silanetriol, (3-{[3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl]trisulfanyl}propyl)silanetriol, [3-({[3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl]disulfanyl}disulfanyl)propyl]silanetriol and ethanol.
The registration substance and the constituents of polysulfides, bis[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl] (CAS 211519-85-6) all hydrolyse at a moderate or moderate - slow rate in contact with water (ca. 40 - 90 h at pH 7, 20-25⁰C, and ca. 40 - 90 h, ca. 40 - 110 h and ca. 40 - 130 h at pH 7, 20-25⁰C respectively). 4,4,13,13-tetraethoxy-3,14-dioxa-8,9-dithia-4,13-disilahexadecane and constituents of Polysulfides, bis[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl] are structural analogues, all containing a polysulfide bridge connecting two 3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl groups. They also share similar physicochemical properties: low water solubility (approximately 0.01 mg/l in all cases, quantified prediction; <1 mg/l, measured for S2 and polysulfides, bis[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl] ), high log Kow (approximately 5.2 in all cases) and relatively high MW (474 and 474-539 g/mol respectively).
The aquatic toxicity data for both the registration substance and surrogate substance indicates that they are not acutely toxic to aquatic organisms at the limit of solubility although physical effects occur when the solubility limit is exceeded and when cross-linking of the silanols can occur.
Ethanol is well characterised in the public domain literature and is not hazardous at the concentrations relevant to the studies; the short-term EC50 and LC50 values for this substance is in excess of 1000 mg/l (OECD 2004b - SIDS for ethanol, CAS 64-17-5).Therefore, at the loading rates experienced in these tests it is unlikely that the presence of ethanol would significantly affect the results of the tests.
Conclusion on classification
The substance has reliable short-term E(L)C50 values of >1000 mg/l in fish, <1 mg/l in invertebrates and >500 mg/l in algae. It has reliable NOEC 32 mg/l in algae. The available short- and long-term aquatic toxicity data indicate that there are no effects on aquatic organisms at the limit of solubility of the substance in water.
The substance hydrolyses moderately to slowly in water and is not readily biodegradable. The substance is hydrolytically unstable and, therefore, does not require classification in Chronic Category 4. The hydrolysis products are non-toxic at a loading rate of 100 mg/l.
These data are consistent with the following classification under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (as amended) (CLP):
Acute toxicity: Not classified.
Chronic toxicity: Not classified.
These data are consistent with the following classification under Directive 67/548/EEC (as amended) (DSD):
Not classified.
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