A new energetic complex, [Cu(2,3′-bpt) 2 ·H 2 O] n (1) (2,3′-Hbpt = 3-(2-pyridyl)-5-(3′-pyridyl)1H-1,2,4-triazole), was synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analyses, elemental analysis, X-ray powder diffraction, and IR spectroscopy. The title complex belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P2 1 /c. In the complex, one 2,3′-bpt − is a chelate binding to Cu(II) centers forming a Cu(2,3′-bpt) + unit. Then the other 2,3′-bpt − adopts chelate/bridging tridentate mode linking adjacent Cu(2,3′-bpt) + units to a zigzag chain along the (110) direction and a 1-D channel in the ac plane. Hydrogen-bond interactions link the channels into 2-D planes. The thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP) with 1 was explored by differential scanning calorimetry from 323 to 773 K. AP is completely decomposed in a shorter time in the presence of 1, and the decomposition heat of the mixture is 1946 J g −1 , significantly higher than pure AP. By Kissinger's method, the ratio of E a /ln (A) is 12.23 for the mixture, which indicates that 1 shows good catalytic activity toward AP decomposition.A new energetic complex, [Cu(2,3′-bpt) 2 ·H 2 O] n , displays a 1-D channel in the ac plane and further links into 2-D planes by the hydrogen-bond interactions. AP is completely decomposed in a shorter time and releases more heat in the presence of complex 1. By Kissinger's method, the ratio of E a /ln (A) is 12.23 for the mixture, which indicates that complex 1 shows good catalytic activity toward AP decomposition.