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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:
other: Comparable to guideline study with acceptable restrictions. Restriction: purity of TS not reported; non-fasted animals; no data about vehicle; no data about clinical signs, necropsy or body weight.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Range-finding toxicity data: List V.
Author:
Smyth HF, Carpenter CP, Weil CS, Pozzani U
Year:
1954
Bibliographic source:
Arch Ind Hyg Occ Med 10: 61-68

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Butyl vinyl ether
EC Number:
203-860-7
EC Name:
Butyl vinyl ether
Cas Number:
111-34-2
Molecular formula:
C6H12O
IUPAC Name:
1-(ethenyloxy)butane
Details on test material:
Butyl vinyl ether, no further data

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
male
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
Male Carworth-Wistar rats were used, 90 to 120 g in weight. Animals were kept on complete diet.

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
not specified
Details on oral exposure:
Rats not fasted before dosing; application volume 1-10 mL
Doses:
Dose levels were arranged in a logarithmic series differing by a factor of 2 (no further details).
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
Post exposure observation period 14 days
Statistics:
LD50-values were estimated by the method of Thompson using the tables of Weil, based on mortalities.

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
10 300 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
Remarks on result:
other: limits of +-1.96 standard deviations (calculated according to Thompson): 8400-12630 mg/kg bw
Mortality:
no further details
Clinical signs:
other: no data
Gross pathology:
no data
Other findings:
no data

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The LD50 in male Wistar rats was 10300 mg/kg bw; the post exposure observation period was 14 days. The Limit dose according to OECD TG401 is 5000 mg/kg bw.