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First an ionic liquid or ionic salt is used to catalyze the formation of a (CO2) intermediate. Then a transition metal is used to catalyze the conversion of the (CO2) intermediate into useful products. CO formation is first observed at -250mV with respect to a standard hydrogen electrode compared to 800mV in the absence of the ionic liquid. Thus, CO2 conversion to CO can occur without the large energy loss associated with a high overpotential raising the possibility of practical artificial photosynthesis. The reduction of CO2 in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMIM BF4) was studied in an H-type electrochemical cell, an in-situ SFG/SERS cell, and a continuous flow CO2 electrolysis cell. 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