Well, but would not it require reacting with any alkali to form the surfectant whose negative charged head would do surfectant's job? Or the halides attract polar groups quite strongly to provide a hydrophillic head without stable anion formation? But by definition' it would no longer be anionic surfectant.
the recommended alkyl acids are anionic surfactants by them self's without reacting with alkali. There only need to be sufficient dissociation releasing protons.
I theoretically predicted the formula by comparing the pK of dichloroacetic acid with the pK of carboxylic acids. I meant the effect on pK of the positive inductive effect of the alkyl group and the negative inductive effect of chlorine. So I don't know where to buy the reagent. Look for a reagent with any alkyl groups that suits you.