Toxicological study of benzotrifuroxan

The calculated acute oral LD/sub 50//sup 30/ (lethal dose for 50% of the animals occurring within 30 days after compound administration) value for Benzotrifuroxan (BTF) was 2884 mg/kg body weight in rats. The acute oral LD/sub 50//sup 30/ value in mice was greater than 5 g/kg. According to classical guidelines, this compound would be considered slightly toxic in both species. Skin application studies in the rabbit demonstrated the compound to be mildly irritating. The eye irritation study demonstrated BTF to be highly irritant when in contact with the eye, even to the point of causing corneal opacification and blindness. The sensitization study in the guinea pig did not show BTF to be deleterious in this regard.