“…Considering the intriguing structural features as well as widespread applications of β-ketoamides, various protocols have been developed for their synthesis. , However, despite the substantial progress realized in this arena, the synthesis of challenging 2-carboxamidocyclohexane-1,3-diones has remained underexplored. Only a few traditional approaches have been reported for their synthesis, involving reaction of the corresponding cyclohexane-1,3-dione with different metal cyanates, isocyanic acid, isocyanates, and urea or the treatment of sodio derivatives of cyclohexanedione with phosgene followed by ammonia . Furthermore, a multistep synthesis of 2-hydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-6-oxocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxamide was also reported .…”