Patent ID: 7026417

Claim:
A composition, comprising a modified ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer comprises structure V and structure VI: and at least one structure comprising structure IX or structure IV: wherein —R comprises an unsubstituted hydrocarbon moiety having structure II: wherein q 1 , q 2 , q 3 , q 4 , and r independently comprise hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; m is —(CH 2 ) n —, wherein n is an integer from 0 to 4, inclusive; and, when r is hydrogen, at least one of q 1 , q 2 , q 3 , and q 4 is also hydrogen, wherein x is greater than or equal to 1, y is greater than or equal to 1 and z is greater than or equal to 1, and the copolymer comprises from about 27 mole % to about 48 mole % ethylene.