Jørgensen taught chemistry
at the University
of Copenhagen. He devoted himself almost exclusively
to the study of compounds of Co, Cr, Rh, and Pt, and in particular, to
their metal ammines. He was a methodical and deliberate worker, who first
prepared and investigated many of the compounds that figured in his controversy
with Werner. A preference
for facts and a strong sense of history caused him to be very suspicious
of hypotheses that were not well supported by scientific evidence.
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He taught
there for 37 years and was a great influence on a whole generation
of Danish
chemists.
Three examples (with their 19th century names)
are:
luteocobalt chloride: Co(NH3)6Cl3
purpureocobalt chloride: Co(NH3)5Cl3
roseocobalt chloride: Co(NH3)5(H2O)Cl3
Jørgensen is responsible for many
of the facts of coordination chemistry.