In heptane-1,3-dial why are the -CHO groups not included in the parent chain?

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answered Sep 7, 2016 by sarthaks (25,122 points) 9 24 36

Focus on the concept of parent chain: which is the longest continuous chain of carbons.

If there is more than one -CHO group, the suffix is expanded to include a prefix that indicates the number of -CHO groups present (-anedial - there should not be more than 2 of these groups on the parent chain as they must occur at the ends). It is not necessary to indicate the position of the -CHO group because this group will be at the end of the parent chain and its carbon is automatically assigned as C-1.

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