μ-(Acetic acid)-di-μ-chlorido-bis[tri­phenyl­tellurium(IV)] monohydrate

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₃₈H₃₄Cl₂O₂Te₂·H₂O, contains two independent Te^IV cations, each coordinated by three phenyl ligands, two Cl⁻ anions and one acetic acid mol­ecule in a distorted octa­hedral C₃Cl₂O geometry; the longer Te...Cl distances ranging from 3.2007 (11) to 3.4407 (11) Å and the longer Te...O distances of 3.067 (3) and 3.113 (3) Å indicate the weak bridge coordination. The Cl⁻ anion and acetic acid mol­ecule bridge the two independent Te^IV cations, forming the dimeric complex mol­ecule, in which the Te...Te separation is 3.7314 (4) Å. In the crystal, the water molecules of crystallization link the Te^IV complex mol­ecules into chains running along the b-axis direction via O—H...O and O—H...Cl hydrogen bonds.