1, 8-dihydroxy-anthraquinone lead(DHAAPb) and 1, 8-dihydroxy-anthraquinone cupper(DHAACu) were synthesized with 1, 8-dihydroxy-anthraquinone as raw material. Their structures were confirmed by IR, element analysis and X-fluorescence. The catalytic actions of DHAAPb and DHAACu on double-base propellant and RDX-modified double base propellant(CMDB) were analyzed. Results show that DHAAPb can increase the burning rates of double-base propellant in the low pressure range(2-6 MPa) obviously, and the catalytic efficiency is above 2.0. The pressure exponent in the pressure range of 10-16 MPa of double-base propellant decreases to 0.1 with the catalysis of DHAAPb. DHAAPb and DHAAPb/DHAACu can increase the burning rate of RDX-CMDB over 2 times in the pressure range of 2-6MPa, and make the pressure exponents of RDX-CMDB propellant decrease to 0.29 and 0.16 in the pressure range of 6-18 MPa, respectively.