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EC number: 204-402-9 | CAS number: 120-51-4
- 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
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- 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
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Adsorption / desorption
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- adsorption / desorption: screening
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- guideline study
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 121 (Estimation of the Adsorption Coefficient (Koc) on Soil and on Sewage Sludge using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC))
- Deviations:
- no
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EU Method C.19 (Estimation of the Adsorption Coefficient (KOC) on Soil and Sewage Sludge Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC))
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- yes (incl. QA statement)
- Type of method:
- HPLC estimation method
- Media:
- other: Acetonitrile
- Radiolabelling:
- no
- Test temperature:
- 40 °C
- Details on study design: HPLC method:
- The Koc was determined by HPLC. The test item was disolved in acetonitrile. The concentration of the test item after dilution with acetonitrile to the measuring concentration was 0.08mg/mL.
Calibration substances were dissolved in a mixture of 10% water and 90% acetonitrile. Concentrations of calibration substances wee between 0.02 mg/mL and 0.08 mg/mL.
The solution for the determination of the dead time was prepared by dissolving sodium nitrate in a mixture of 10% water and 90% acetonitrile. The final concentration of the sodium nitrate solution was 0.05 mg/mL.
The HPLC parameters were as follows:
Equipment: HPLC Agilent 1200
Column: LiChrospher 100 CN, 250 mm length, 4 mm internal diameter, 5 μm particle size
Eluent: 416 ml water + 84 ml Buffer pH 6 + 500 ml acetonitrile
Flow: 1 ml/min
Column temperature: 40 °C
Injection volume: 3 μL
Detector: UV, 220 nm - Type:
- log Koc
- Value:
- 3.8
- Temp.:
- 40 °C
- Details on results (HPLC method):
- The retention time on test 1 was 4.520 minutes, on test 2 was 4.519 minutes, and on test 3 was 4.519 minutes. The mean retention time was 4.519 minutes. Based on the results obtained using the recommended reference substances, the log Koc of benzyl benzoate was calculated to be 3.8 (Koc=6310 L/kg).
- Transformation products:
- not measured
- Statistics:
- Capacity factor k’ = (tR – t0) / t0
tR: retention time of the substance t0: dead time
Effective correlation log k’ = a + b log Koc
Linear regression gives:
a = - 0.4426
b = 0.1723
r = 0.9780
where a and b are the regression factors and r is the correlation factor. - Validity criteria fulfilled:
- yes
- Conclusions:
- The log Koc of benzyl benzoate was founf to be 3.8 (Koc = 6310).
- Executive summary:
An OECD 121 test was conducted to determine the adsorption coefficient of benzyl benzoate by HPLC. The test item was dissolved in acetonitrile to a measuring concentration of 0.08 mg/mL. For determination of dead time a sodium nitrate solution was used.
Based on a mean retention time of 4.519 minutes, the log Koc was calculated to be 3.8 (Koc= 6310 L/kg).
Reference
Table 1: Test item Koc
Test item | Retention time tr in min | Capacity factor k' | log k' | Log Koc |
Benzyl benzoate | 4.519 | 1.608 | 0.206 | 3.8 |
Table 2: Test item retention times
Test item | Retention time tr in min Test 1 | Retention time tr in min Test 2 | Retention time tr in min Test 3 | Retention time tr in min Mean value |
Benzyl benzoate | 4.520 | 4.519 | 4.519 | 4.519 |
Table 3: Results for calibration substances
Calibration substance | Retention time tr in min | Capacity factor k' | log k | Log Koc* |
Sodium nitrate (dead time) | 1.733 | - | - | - |
2 -Nitrobenzamide | 2.787 | 0.608 | -0.216 | 1.45 |
3,5 -Dinitrobenzamide | 3.075 | 0.774 | -0.111 | 2.31 |
Triazoxide | 3.706 | 1.139 | 0.057 | 2.44 |
Phenanthrene | 4.993 | 1.881 | 0.275 | 4.09 |
Diclofop-methyl | 5.359 | 2.093 | 0.321 | 4.20 |
9,10 -Dimethylbenzantrancene | 6.510 | 2.757 | 0.441 | 5.37** |
*OECD guidelines for testing chemicals no. 121, table 3, recommended reference substances.
**Chemosphere, Vol 17 No. 9, 1703 (1988)
Description of key information
In an OECD 121 HPLC test the log Koc was found to be 3.8.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Koc at 20 °C:
- 6 310
Additional information
The results of an OECD 121 HPLC test show that benzyl benzoate has a log Koc of 3.8 (Koc= 6310 L/kg). This indicates that the substance will be of low mobility in soils and sediment.
[LogKoc: 3.8]
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