The thermal behavior and kinetic parameters of the major exothermic decomposition reaction of the title compound in a temperature-programmed mode were studied by means of TG-DTG and DSC. The critical temperature of thermal explosion was calculated. The effect of the title compound on the combustion characteristic of composition modifier double base propellant containing RDX was explored with a strand burner. The results show that the kinetic model function in differential forms, the apparent activation energy(Ea) and the pre-exponential factor(A) of the major exothermic decomposition reaction are 3(1-α)[-ln(1-α)]2/3, 190.56 kJ/mol and 1013.39 s-1, respectively. The critical temperature of thermal explosion of the compound is 353.08 ℃. The kinetic equation of the major exothermic decomposition process of the title compound at 0.1 MPa could be expressed as dα/dT=1014.65(1-α)[-ln(1-α)]2/3 e-2.2920×104/T. As an auxiliary catalyzer, the title compound can help the main catalyzer of lead salt of 4-hydroxy-3,5-dinitropyridine to accelerate the burning rate and reduce the pressure exponent of RDX-CMDB propellant.