Supramolecular assemblies of organotellurium(IV) dithiocarbamates and third order nonlinear optical susceptibility (χ(3)) of C4H7(CH3)Te[S2CN(C2H5)2]2

► Supramolecular assemblies of organotellurium dithiocarbamates are generated. ► They contain inter/intramolecular Te-S secondary bonds and C-H-O hydrogen bonds. ► The moiety containing diethyl dithiocarbamate group may act as “rescue agent”. ► This moiety also exhibits impressive third order non linear susceptibility (χ(3)).