A
polycarbonate copolymer contains: 0.1 to 50 mol % of a
monomer unit represented by the following formula (1); and a
monomer unit represented by the following formula (2). In the
polycarbonate copolymer, the content of biphenols having a structure represented by the following formula (3) is 90
mass ppm or less.In the formula, R1 and R2 each independently represent a
hydrogen atom, an
aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an
aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or a
halogen atom.In the formula: R3 and R4 each independently represent a
hydrogen atom, an
aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an
aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or a
halogen atom; and X represents any one of bonding groups represented by —O—, —S—, SO—, —SO2—, —CO— and 9,9-
fluorenylidene group.In the formula, R1 and R2 each independently represent a
hydrogen atom, an
aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an
aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or a
halogen atom.