The reactivity of FeMoO 4 in CsCl fluxes has been investigated by thermal analysis and chemical reactions in evacuated silica ampules. The products have been characterized by ex situ X-ray diffraction methods. Metathesis reactions involving CsCl lead to the formation of Cs 2 Fe 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 and the salt adduct Cs 2 FeCl 4 •CsCl. A side reaction has been observed, which is associated with a decomposition of [MoO 4 ] 2− in CsCl fluxes yielding Cs 2 Mo 2 O 7 •CsCl, which contains the rare pyromolybdate anion, [Mo 2 O 7 ] 2− , located in the center of a ∞ 2 [CsCl] heterohoneycomb arrangement. This salt-inclusion type of compound has been studied further in terms of its formation starting from Cs 2 MoO 4 , MoO 3 , and CsCl. The intermediate adduct phase, Cs 2 MoO 4 •MoO 3 , contains uncharged ∞ 1 [MoO 2 O 2/2 ] chains that react with CsCl at elevated temperatures to Cs 2 Mo 2 O 7 •CsCl.Furthermore, the site preference for alkaline-metal cations (K + , Rb + , and Cs + ) has been evaluated for a mixed substitution series. In accordance with the Pearson concept, the polarizability of the respect cation outweighs any size differences for the occupancy of the salt-intergrowth motif, the honeycomb part of the structure.