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[[Thiophene]] is oxidised by [[trifluoroperacetic acid]] by two pathways. The major reaction involves the formation of thiophene-''S''-oxide which undergoes subsequent [[Diels-Alder]]-style dimerisation and further oxidation. The minor pathway involv...