Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and molded article thereof

摘要

An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and a molded article thereof are disclosed. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer has improved stretching properties and provides the molded article with excellent gas barrier properties, appearance and strength. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer comprises the structural unit of formula (1): (wherein X represents any binding chain excluding an ether bond, each of R¹ to R⁴ represents independently any substituent and n represents 0 or 1.).