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EC number: 210-535-3 | CAS number: 617-86-7
Biodegradation in water: screening tests
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
Description of key information
Biodegradation in water (screening tests): 0.7% in 28 days (OECD 301D; EU Method C4-E), read-across from an analogous/structurally related substance.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Biodegradation in water:
- under test conditions no biodegradation observed
Additional information
Triethylsilane has a hydrolysis half-life of 377 hours at pH 7 and 20°C to form triethylsilanol and hydrogen.
There are no reliable ready biodegradation data available for triethylsilane (CAS No 617-86-7), therefore good quality data for the analogous substance, tetramethylsilane (CAS No. 75-76-3), have been read across.
Hydrogen is an inorganic gas and biodegradation is therefore not relevant.
Triethylsilane (CAS No 617-86-7) and tetramethylsilane (CAS No. 75-76-3) are within an analogue group of substances within which, in general, there is no evidence of any significant biodegradation once hydrolysis and subsequent biodegradation of alkoxy/acetoxy groups has been taken into account. In this case, neither substance contains such a group.
This analogue group for the ready biodegradability endpoint consists of a number of sub-classes of substances (based on structure/functionality) with different main codes (used to represent the different sub-classes). However, read-across is carried out between substances with the same main code in most cases.
The table below presents ready biodegradation data for substances within the sub-class[I-1] of silanes. Triethylsilane (CAS No 617-86-7) and tetramethylsilane (CAS No. 75-76-3) are members of this class.
It is therefore considered valid to read-across the results for tetramethylsilane (CAS No. 75-76-3) to fill the data gap for the registered substance. Additional information is given in a supporting report (PFA, 2013f) attached in Section 13.
Table: Ready biodegradation data for substances within the relevant sub-class [I-1] of chemicals
CAS |
Name |
Readily biodegradable? Yes/no |
Result: Biodegradation after 28 day |
Guideline |
Test type |
Klimisch code |
Corrected % biodegradation once alkoxy/acetoxy biodegradation is accounted for |
|
75-76-3 |
Tetramethylsilane |
No |
0.7% |
OECD 301D |
BOD |
1 |
1 |
|
754-05-2 |
Trimethylvinylsilane |
No |
0% |
0ECD 301C |
BOD |
1 |
0 |
|
In the study with tetramethylsilane (CAS No. 75-76-3), 0.7% biodegradation was observed in 28 days.
No significant biodegradation is expected for the silanol hydrolysis product.
The study was conducted according to OECD 301D and is considered reliable. This is selected as the key study.
Reference:
PFA, 2013f, Peter Fisk Associates, Biodegradation Main Analogue Group report, PFA.300.005.007
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