How does thiophene react similarly to benzene?

Thiophene ($C_4{H}_{4}S$) is a heterocyclic aromatic compound that closely resembles benzene in both its physical and chemical properties.12

The similarity arises because thiophene is an aromatic system where a sulfur atom replaces an $HC=CH$ unit in a five-membered ring, allowing it to participate in the same type of stable, planar electronic structure that characterizes benzene. Like benzene, thiophene exhibits the unique stability known as aromaticity, which results from the circulation of $\pi$ electrons within the ring. This electronic arrangement contributes to the characteristic low reactivity associated with aromatic compounds.3

Because of these shared structural and electronic features, thiophene behaves similarly to benzene in many chemical reactions, serving as a heterocyclic analog to the parent aromatic compound.13