Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are synthesized and stabilized by new "clicked" dendrimers of generations zero to two (G(0)-G(2)) containing tri- and tetra-ethyleneglycol tethers; they are either encapsulated by G(1) (81 tethers) and G(2) (243 tethers) or stabilized without encapsulation by G(0) (27 tethers).