Elght 2-(2hydroxyethylamlno) fatty acids, 24 2-hydroxyethylamino) decanolc,-undecanoic,- dodecanoic,-tetradecanok,-hexadecanoic, octadecanoic,-nonadecanok, and-docosanoic acid, were synthesized by reacting 2-bromo fatty acids with more than 3 mol of 2- aminoethanoi. The surface tension and the critical micelle concentration were determined for these compounds.