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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: oral

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: only secondary literature

Data source

Referenceopen allclose all

Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Range-finding toxicity data: list V.
Author:
Smyth HF et al.
Year:
1954
Bibliographic source:
AMA Arch. Ind. Hyg. Occup. Med. 10: 61-68
Reference Type:
secondary source
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2005

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
Method: other
GLP compliance:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
Hexylglycol (EGHE)
IUPAC Name:
Hexylglycol (EGHE)
Constituent 2
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
2-hexyloxyethanol
EC Number:
203-951-1
EC Name:
2-hexyloxyethanol
Cas Number:
112-25-4
Molecular formula:
C8H18O2
IUPAC Name:
2-(hexyloxy)ethanol

Test animals

Species:
rat

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: unspecified

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
1 480 mg/kg bw

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Executive summary:

Hexylglycol is the parent compound and occurs together with the sodium salt of the submission substance identity. For systemic toxicity, the glycol ether is regarded as a worst case as it is a good solvent and most probably taken up in higher percentages than the ionic salt.

Testing of this specific endpoint is additionally advised against for the submission substance because of its corrosive properties.