Abstract: | The reaction of (p‐MeOC6H4)2TeO with two equivalents of HO3SCF3 and HO2PPh2 provided the tetraorganoditelluroxanes (F3CSO3)(p‐MeOC6H4)2TeOTe(p‐MeOC6H4)2(O3SCF3) ( 1 ) and (Ph2PO2)(p‐MeOC6H4)2TeOTe(p‐MeOC6H4)2(O2PPh2)·2 Ph2PO2H ( 2 ) in good yields. Compounds 1 and 2 were characterized by solution and solid‐state 31P and 125Te NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, electrospray mass spectrometry, conductivity measurements and single crystal X‐ray diffraction. In solution, compound 1 undergoes an electrolytic dissociation and reversibly reacts with traces of water to give the mononuclear cation (p‐MeOC6H4)2TeOH]+ and triflate anions. Theoretical aspects of the protonation and hydration of model telluroxanes R2TeO (R = H, Me, Ph) were investigated by preliminary DFT calculations and compared to the corresponding selenoxanes R2SeO. The tellurium dihydroxides R2Te(OH)2 seem to be more stable than the hydrogen‐bonded complexes R2TeO·H2O. |