Acetone solution of quinoline-8-carbaldehyde reacts with $[Rh(cod)(PPh_3)_2] PF_6$and $[Ir(cod)(PPh_3)_2] PF_6$ to yield $[Rh(NC_9H_6CO)(H)(PPh_3)_2(CH_3COCH_3)] PF_6$ (1) and $[Ir(NC_9H_6CO)(H)(PPh_3)_2(CH_3COCH_3)] PF_6$ (2), respectively. The compound $[Ir(cod)(PPh_3)_2] PF_6$ also reacts with $Ph_2PC_6H_4-o-CHO$ in the acetone / $H_2O$ mixture to give $[Ir(Ph_2PC_6H_4-o-CO)(H)(PPh_3)_2(CH_3COCH_3)] PF_6$ (3). Compounds 1, 2, and 3 were characterized by infrared, $^1H$ NMR, $^{31}P$ NMR spectra and conductivity measurement. The $^1H$ NMR spectra of 1, 2, and 3 support the presence of a terminal hydride that is cis to the phosphine. The IR band of 3 at 2185 $cm^{-1}$, which is assigned to $ u$(Ir-H), and the hydride cleavage reaction of 3 with $CCl_4$, provide evidence for the Ir-H bond.