Water soluble rhodium and palladium complexes with diphenyl-m-sulfophenyl phosphine, with addition of the basic promotors for rhodium system and acidic promotors for palladium system, were used to create  catalytic systems for hydrogen generation by WGSR. The activity for the rhodium complexes was as high as 6 turnovers per hour and that of the palladium complexes was 10-15 turnover per hour at 90 C and 1 atm pressure of carbon monoxide.