The invention discloses an 
electrolyte additive for improving high-temperature 
flatulence of a battery, and relates to the technical field of 
lithium ion batteries, the additive comprises a 1,3-diphosphate-
isothiazole compound and a water removal additive. The structural general formula of the 1,3-diphosphate-
isothiazole compound is shown in the specification, wherein R1 and R2 are respectively and independently selected from one of H, C1-8 
alkyl, C4-10 cycloalkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, C2-10 alkynyl, C6-16 
aryl, C6-16 heteroaryl and part of fluoro or perfluoro compounds of the H, the C1-8 
alkyl, the C4-10 cycloalkyl, the C2-10 alkenyl, the C2-10 alkynyl, the C6-16 heteroaryl and the part of fluoro or perfluoro compounds of the C6-16 heteroaryl. The invention also provides an 
electrolyte containing the additive and a 
lithium ion battery. The 
electrolyte has the beneficial effects that the special high-temperature 
gas expansion improving additive is added into the electrolyte, so that the reaction between the electrolyte and positive and negative 
electrode materials in the 
lithium ion battery under a high-temperature condition is inhibited, the stability of the positive and negative 
electrode materials under a high-temperature environment is improved, and the storage 
gas expansion and cycle performance of the battery under the high-temperature condition is improved.