In this work, we consider the following generalized derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equationsWe prove that when σ ≥ 2, the solution is global and scattering when the initial data is small in H s (R), s ≥ 1 2 . Moreover, we show that when 0 < σ < 2, there exist a class of solitary wave solutions {φ c } satisfywhen c tends to some endpoint, which is against the small data scattering statement. Therefore, the restriction σ ≥ 2 is optimal for scattering.