[generogthewyvern]

to

[Jorriss]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favorskii_rearrangement

[SVXX]

As per what Jorriss indicates, I think the steps of conversion will involve the following -:

1. Addition of a halohydrin to the double bond(halohydrins are of the form X-OH where X is a halogen).
2. Oxidation of -OH to =O using Jones' reagent.
3. Favorskii reaction to prepare cyclopentanecarboxylic acid.
4. Hell-Volhardt-Zelinski reaction to alpha-brominate the carboxylic acid.
5. Strong base and high temperature to perform elimination, and avoid neighbouring group participation of -COOH as a carboxylate anion.

[generogthewyvern]

I am very thankful

[Schrödinger]

How about the following? Will it work?

[Jorriss]

That's clever Schrodinger, I like it a lot.

[generogthewyvern]

wow, genius

[SVXX]

That was brilliant, Schrodinger!

[Schrödinger]

Wow, thanks a lot guys.