Synthesis of 2-Phenylcyclopentanone from cyclopentanol My best try was to use aldol condensation after the reduction of the substrate(cyclopentanol) but that gives me a product with a methylphenyl substituent(2-Phenylcyclopentanone), nor a phenyl only.
Step 1 dehydrate cyclopentanol to cyclopentene with conc Sulfuric acid

Step 2 epoxidise cyclopentene with m- Chloroperbenzoic acid

Step 3 open the epoxide with phenyl grignard to give 2-phenyl cyclopentanol

Step 4 oxidise to required product