The joint electroreduction of CO 3 2-and MoO 4 2-ions on a molybdenum cathode in a NaCl-KCl-Li 2 CO 3 -Na 2 MoO 4 melt was studied by cyclic voltammetry. The electrochemical synthesis of Mo 2 C on molybdenum and graphite substrates has been performed. In all cases Mo 2 C coatings with the hexagonal lattice were obtained. The molybdenum carbide coatings on a molybdenum substrate (Mo 2 C/Mo) show catalytic activity in the water gas shift (WGS) reaction at least three orders of magnitude higher than that of the bulk Mo 2 C phase. It was found that the H 2 S does not affect on the activity, stability, and selectivity of the catalyst.