Abstract. The molecular structures of the halotelluroxetanes pMeOC6H4Te(X)[C(=C(H)Xꞌ)C(CH2)nO], X = Xꞌ = Cl and n = 6 (1) and X = Cl, Xꞌ = Br and n = 5 (4), show similar binuclear aggregates sustained by { … Te-O}2 cores comprising covalent Te-O and secondary Te⋯O interactions. The resulting C2ClO2(lone-pair) sets define pseudo-octahedral geometries. In each structure, C-X⋯(arene) interactions lead to supramolecular layers. Literature studies have shown these and related compounds (i.e. 2: X = Xꞌ = Cl and n = 5; 3: X = Xꞌ = Br and n = 5) to inhibit Cathepsins B, K, L and S to varying extents. Molecular docking calculations have been conducted on ligands (i.e. cations derived by removal of the telluriumbound X atoms) 1ꞌ-3ꞌ (note 3ꞌ = 4ꞌ) enabling correlations between affinity for sub-sites and inhibition. The common feature of all docked complexes was the formation of a Te-S covalent bond with cysteine residues, the relative stability of the ligands with an E-configuration and the formation of a C-O … π interaction with the phenyl ring; for 1ꞌ the Te-S covalent bond was weak, a result correlating with its low inhibition profile. At the next level differences are apparent, especially with respect to the interactions formed by the organic-ligand-bound halides.