A partially reduced molybdenum oxide (MoOx) with meso-porosity was prepared for the first time and its catalytic performance in n-heptane isomerization carried out in a fixed bed flow reactor has been studied. And the evolvement of MoOx formation has been characterized by X-ray diffraction and catalytic performance in n-heptane isomerization. The MoOx catalyst obtained from H2 reduction for 12 h, possessing a maximum pore volume at diameter ca. 4.1 nm, exhibited high activity in n-heptane isomerization. The composition of this catalyst is of the predominant MoOx phases, MoO2 phase and trace amount of metal Mo phase.