Decomposition of formic acid to hydrogen and carbon dioxide has been observed in the presence of homogeneous catalyst systems consisting of rhodium or iridium iodocarbonyls and hydriodic acid; a mechanism is suggested involving discrete steps for the production of the hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
D. Forster and G. R. Beck, J. Chem. Soc. D, 1971, 1072 DOI: 10.1039/C29710001072
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