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

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(38)H(34)Cl(2)O(2)Te(2)·H(2)O, contains two independent Te(IV) cations, each coordinated by three phenyl ligands, two Cl(−) anions and one acetic acid mol­ecule in a distorted octa­hedral C(3)Cl(2)O 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.