Reactions of $MoOCl_5^{2-}$ with ${alpha}_2-[P_2W_{17}O_{61}]^{10-}$ have been studied spectrophotometrically and several complexes have been identified. The transient species initially formed is probably $[Mo_2O_4(P_2W_{17}O_{6l})_2]^{18-}$. At $pH {le} 3$the visible spectrum changes gradually, indicating formation of a transient isomer of $[P-2Mo^VW_{17}O_{62}]^{7-}$, which again transforms into the stable isomer. The transient isomer absorbs light much more strongly than the stable isomer in the visible range. At $pH > 3 [P_2W^VW_{16}O_{61}]^{11-}$ is formed probably via the transient isomer of $[P_2Mo^VW_{17}O_{61}]^{7-}$.