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EC number: 816-325-3 | CAS number: 5436-05-5
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Acute Toxicity: oral
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- acute toxicity: oral
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 30 August 2017 - 14 December 2017
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- guideline study
- Remarks:
- The study has been performed according to OECD and/or EC guidelines and according to GLP principles.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- study report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 2 017
- Report date:
- 2017
Materials and methods
Test guidelineopen allclose all
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 423 (Acute Oral toxicity - Acute Toxic Class Method)
- Version / remarks:
- December 2001
- Deviations:
- no
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EPA OPPTS 870.1100 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
- Version / remarks:
- December 2002
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: EC No 440/2008 Part B. Acute Oral Toxicity, Acute Toxic Class Method
- Version / remarks:
- May 2008
- Deviations:
- no
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: JMAFF Guidelines, Appendix to Director General Notification, No. 12-Nousan-8147, including the most recent revisions.
- Version / remarks:
- November 2000
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Not applicable
- GLP compliance:
- yes (incl. QA statement)
- Test type:
- acute toxic class method
- Limit test:
- yes
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- 1,3-phenylenebis((4-hydroxyphenyl)methanone)
- EC Number:
- 816-325-3
- Cas Number:
- 5436-05-5
- Molecular formula:
- C20H14O4
- IUPAC Name:
- 1,3-phenylenebis((4-hydroxyphenyl)methanone)
- Test material form:
- solid: crystalline
- Details on test material:
- - Identification: 1,3-Bis (4-hydroxy benzoyl) benzene
- Appearance: Off white crystalline powder
- Test item storage: At room temperature
- Stable under storage conditions until: 15 May 2018 (expiry date)
Constituent 1
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- - Identification: 1,3-Bis (4-hydroxy benzoyl) benzene
- Appearance: Off white crystalline powder
- Test item storage: At room temperature
- Stable under storage conditions until: 15 May 2018 (expiry date)
Test animals
- Species:
- rat
- Strain:
- Wistar
- Remarks:
- (Han)
- Sex:
- female
- Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
- TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Charles River Deutschland, Sulzfeld, Germany
- Females nulliparous and non-pregnant: yes
- Age at study initiation: approximately 8-9 weeks old
- Weight at study initiation: 155 to 177 g
- Fasting period before study: Animals were deprived of food overnight (for a maximum of 20 hours) prior to dosing and until 3-4 hours after administration of the test item. Water was available.
- Housing: animals were group housed (up to 5 animals of the same sex and same dosing group together) in polycarbonate cages (Makrolon MIV type; height 18 cm.) containing sterilized sawdust as bedding material (Lignocel S 8-15, JRS - J.Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH + CO. KG, Rosenberg, Germany) equipped with water bottles
- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): Pelleted rodent diet (SM R/M-Z from SSNIFF® Spezialdiäten GmbH, Soest, Germany), ad libitum except during designated procedures
- Water (e.g. ad libitum): Municipal tap-water via water bottles, ad libitum
- Acclimation period: at least 5 days before the commencement of dosing
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 18 - 24°C
- Humidity (%): 46 - 67%
- Air changes (per hr): Ten or greater air changes per hour with 100% fresh air (no air recirculation)
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12-hour light/12-hour dark
IN-LIFE DATES: From: 02 September 2017 To: 27 September 2017
Administration / exposure
- Route of administration:
- oral: gavage
- Vehicle:
- CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose)
- Remarks:
- 1% Aqueous carboxymethyl cellulose
- Details on oral exposure:
- VEHICLE
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage): 10 mL/kg bw
- Justification for choice of vehicle: The vehicle and formulation procedure were selected based on trial preparations performed at Charles River Den Bosch and on test item data supplied by the Sponsor. The vehicle was chosen from (in order of preference): water (Elix), 1% aq. carboxymethyl cellulose, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol 400 and corn oil. Without heating of the formulations, no homogenous dosing formulations could be obtained using the vehicle as mentioned above. Water did not provide a homogenous formulation at all while the other vehicle provided clear to cloudy solutions. Based on the results, 1% aq. carboxymethyl cellulose was selected as suitable vehicle.
MAXIMUM DOSE VOLUME APPLIED: 2000 mg/kg bw
DOSAGE PREPARATION: Test item dosing formulations (w/w) were homogenized to visually acceptable levels at appropriate concentrations to meet dose level requirements. In order to obtain homogeneity, the test item formulations were heated in a water bath with a maximum temperature of 61.6ºC for a maximum of 48 minutes. The test item formulations were allowed to cool to a temperature of maximally 40ºC. Then the dosing formulations were kept at room temperature until dosing. The dosing formulations were stirred until and during dosing.
No adjustment was made for specific gravity of the vehicle. No correction was made for the purity/composition of the test item.
CLASS METHOD (if applicable)
- Rationale for the selection of the starting dose: The starting dose level should be the one that is likely to produce mortality in at least some of the animals and was selected based on available toxicity data of the test item. - Doses:
- A single dose of test item: 2000 mg/kg bw
- No. of animals per sex per dose:
- 3 per step
- Control animals:
- no
- Details on study design:
- - Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing:
- Mortality/Morbundity checks: twice daily, in the morning and at the end of the working day.
- Postdose observations: on the day of dosing (at least three times) and once daily thereafter.
- Body weights: weighed individually on Day 1 (predose), 8 and 15. A fasted weight was recorded on the day of dosing.
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes, by oxygen/carbon dioxide procedure.
- Other examinations performed: clinical signs, body weight, other: internal macroscopic exmination - Statistics:
- No statistical analysis was performed (the method used is not intended to allow the calculation of a precise LD50 value).
Results and discussion
- Preliminary study:
- None
Effect levelsopen allclose all
- Key result
- Sex:
- female
- Dose descriptor:
- LD50
- Remarks:
- (oral)
- Effect level:
- > 2 000 mg/kg bw
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Sex:
- female
- Dose descriptor:
- LD50
- Remarks:
- (cut-off)
- Effect level:
- > 5 000 mg/kg bw
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Mortality:
- No mortality occurred.
- Clinical signs:
- Hunched posture and piloerection were noted for three animals of the first group on Day 1.
- Body weight:
- The mean body weight gain shown by the animals over the study period was considered to be similar to that expected for normal untreated animals of the same age and strain.
The incidence of slight body weight loss between Days 8 and 15 in one animal of the second group (Day 8: 180 g and Day 15: 179 g) was considered not indicative of toxicity, based on the absence of any corroborative findings in this animal. - Gross pathology:
- No abnormalities were found at macroscopic post mortem examination of the animals.
- Other findings:
- None
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Interpretation of results:
- GHS criteria not met
- Conclusions:
- Under the test conditions, the oral LD50 value of 1,3-Bis (4-hydroxy benzoyl) benzene in female Wistar rats was established to exceed 2000 mg/kg body weight.
According to the OECD 423 test guideline, the LD50 cut-off value was considered to exceed 5000 mg/kg body weight. - Executive summary:
This Acute Toxicity study evaluated the potential toxicity of 1,3-Bis (4-hydroxy benzoyl) benzene, when given by oral gavage at a single dose of 2000 mg/kg bw to femùale Wistar rats, and the potential reversibility of any findings. The study was carried out in accordance with the OECD No.423 guideline (Acute Oral Toxicity, Acute Toxic Class Method), EC Directive No 440/2008 (part B: "Acute Oral Toxicity, Acute Toxic Class Method"), OPPTS 870.1100 EPA guideline (Acute Oral Toxicity) and JMAFF Guidelines and in compliance with GLP.
The test substance was administered by oral gavage to two consecutive groups of three female Wistar rats at 2000 mg/kg body weight. Animals were subjected to daily observations and weekly determination of body weight. Macroscopic examination was performed after terminal sacrifice (Day 15). No mortality occurred. Hunched posture and piloerection were noted for three animals of the first group on Day 1. The mean body weight gain shown by the animals over the study period was considered to be similar to that expected for normal untreated animals of the same age and strain. The incidence of slight body weight loss between Days 8 and 15 after dosing in one animal of the second group was considered not indicative of toxicity, based on the absence of any corroborative findings in this animal. No abnormalities were found at macroscopic post mortem examination of the animals.
Under the test conditions, the oral LD50 value of 1,3-Bis (4-hydroxy benzoyl) benzene in female Wistar rats was established to exceed 2000 mg/kg body weight and, according to the OECD 423 test guideline, the LD50 cut-off value was considered to exceed 5000 mg/kg body weight.
Based on these results, 1,3-Bis (4-hydroxy benzoyl) benzene does not have to be classified and has no obligatory labelling requirement for acute oral toxicity according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) of the United Nations (2017) (including all amendments) and Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of items and mixtures (including all amendments).
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