OBJECTIVE: To isolate, purify and identify the impurities in the synthesis products of 4′ ,7-diethyl tectorigenin, and to provide reference for its quality control. METHODS: LC-MS/MS was adopted to analyze the impurities in the synthesis products of 4′ ,7-diethyl tectorigenin; the potential structure of each impurity was deduced according to mass-charge ratio [M+H]+ of ion peak. The major impurities were isolated by silica gel column chromatography using chloroform-methanol (gradient elution, 20 ∶ 1, 10 ∶ 1, 8 ∶ 1, 6 ∶ 1, 5 ∶ 1, 3 ∶ 1, 2 ∶ 1, 1 ∶ 1, 0 ∶ 1, V/V). The structures of the impurities were identified by UV spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy and NMR. RESULTS: Totally 21 impurities were detected in the synthesis products of 4′ ,7-diethyl tectorigenin. The potential structures of 17 impurities were elucidated; 4 impurity monomers were isolated and purified. The impurities were identified as 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-4,6,4′ -triethoxy deoxybenzoin (1), 2,6-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-4,4′ -diethoxy deoxybenzoin (2), tectorigenin (3) and tectoridin (4). impurity 2 was reported for the first time. CONCLUSIONS: The result can provide important evidence for the optimization of synthesis process and quality control of 4′ ,7-diethyl tectorigenin.