Electrolytic cell for production of organic chemical hydrides

Provided is an electrolytic cell for production of organic chemical hydrides which allows the reduction of an organic compound containing an unsaturated bond to proceed in a cathode at a high current efficiency and a low power consumption rate. The electrolytic cell (10) for production of organic chemical hydrides comprises: a proton-conductive solid polymer electrolyte membrane (11); a cathode (12) that is provided on one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane (11) and reduces a material to be hydrogenated, thereby generating a hydride; a cathode compartment (13) which contains the cathode (12) and into which the material to be hydrogenated is supplied; an electrode catalyst-containing anode (14) provided on the other side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane (11) and oxidizes water, thereby generating protons; and an anode compartment (15) which contains the anode (14) and into which an electrolytic solution is supplied. The cathode (12) side and/or the anode (14) side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane (11) is hydrophilized.