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Propose a sequence of reactions that could be used to accomplish the following conversion.

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React the ketone with the ethyl Grignard reagent to obtain cyclohexanol with an ethyl group bonded to the carbon bearing the hydroxyl group. Dehydration of the alcohol using catalyst yields an alkene which, when hydrogenated using hydrogen and a platinum catalyst, gives the desired product.

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