[Soccerfool]

Hi everyone, first post on this forum. I'm an undergraduate trying to figure how to go from a cyclohexenone to a linked ring with cyclohexanone attached to a cyclopentene on the alpha carbon from the original compound (sorry not sure how to name this compound).
Thanks guys, I realize this is a very basic question for this forum but I really could use some help.

[zsinger]

A picture would help us . 
       -Zack

[Soccerfool]

http://s200.photobucket.com/user/scottriccomini/media/ScreenShot2014-03-22at123641PM.png.html

[Soccerfool]

I was thinking possible intramolecular michael reaction by adding EtO-K+ in EtOH, then adding 1-propanone and then getting rid of the resulting OH group on the 5 carbon ring and forming that double bond by adding NaOH and heat.

Or possible doing an organcuprate reaction with LiCu(CH2CH2CHO)2 and reducing the ketone in the 5 carbon ring with NaOH, H2O and heat.
Either of these seem like reasonable, efficient syntheses?

[zsinger]

Look up Robinson Annulation .
         -Zack