In this study, fused [1,2,4]triazolo [4,3-a]pyridine framework was applied to construct a new energetic compound with high thermal stability and low sensitivity. 5- 3,5,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyridin-3-amine (6) was synthesized by a simple method and fully characterized by NMR ( 1 H, 13 C), IR, elemental analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric (TG). The structure of compound 6 was further determined by X-ray diffraction. Physicochemical and energetic properties of the target compound, such as thermal behavior, fric-tion sensitivity, impact sensitivity, density and detonation property, were tested. Compound 6 possesses high thermal stability (T d = 337 °C), desirable insensitivity (IS > 40 J, FS > 360 N), positive calculated heat of formation (Δ f H = 307.05 kJ mol À 1 ) and good detonation property (D = 8227 m s À 1 , P = 26.3 GPa), which are all superior to the traditional heat-resistant explosive HNS (T d = 318 °C, IS = 5 J, FS = 240 N, Δ f H = 78.2 kJ mol À 1 , D = 7612 m s À 1 ). These results imply that compound 6 has potential application as a heatresistant and insensitive explosive.