Efficient syntheses of tert.-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc) and/or benzyloxycarbonyl
(Cbz) protected amine terminated first (G1) and second generation (G2)
dendronized macromonomers mostly based on methacrylate polymerizable
units are reported. Whenever appropriate the routes to these monomers
are compared with one another and with those to related macromonomers
in the literature, which results in a comprehensive efficiency and availability
picture. On these grounds the methacrylate macromonomers 18
and 37 are identified as the ideal future
working horses for the systematic development of the chemistry and properties
of surface functionalized dendronized polymers. The latter is available
on the 8-15 g scale depending on the route. First orienting experiments
with some of the macromonomers prove their polymerizability.