[1] His impactful work delves into spectroscopic and mechanistic exploration of metal carbonyl derivatives, alongside his research into the chemistry of carbon dioxide with various metal substrates, defining catalytic copolymerization reactions involving carbon dioxide, epoxides, or oxetanes.
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1941, Darensbourg obtained a BS from California State University, Los Angeles in 1964, followed by a PhD from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1968 under the guidance of Theodore L.
In 1969, he was appointed assistant professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
[3] In 2023 Darensbourg was named the recipient of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Faculty Achievement Award for Texas A&M.
[4] Darensbourg's research interests include using carbon dioxide as monomer and solvent in the production of biodegradable copolymers.