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Recent work done in this group showed that functionalizing metal oxide catalysts with SAMs can enhance alcohol dehydration, a relevant biofuel upgrading reaction. My project is focused on how the position of the functional group within the reactant molecule conditions the effect that SAMs produce, to have a better understanding of the mechanism and its possible implications.