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Abstract: [Ru(NH3)6](ClO4)3 undergoes two phase transitions at: TC1 = 290.3 K and TC2 = 74.8 K, thus exhibits three crystalline phases in the temperature range of 5-310 K. For the detected phase transitions, thermal effects were determined. Fourier transform far- and middle-infrared spectra (FT-FIR and FT-MIR), recorded at 8-350 K, suggest that reorientational motions of the NH3 ligands are very fast (τR≈10-12 s above TC1) and are significantly slowed down below TC2. X-ray single crystal diffraction (XRSCD) measurements revealed that in the high temperature phase (above TC1) the compound belongs to the cubic Fm3̄m (No. 225) space group, whereas in the intermediate phase the unit cell parameter doubles and the space group is Ia3̄(No. 206). 1H NMR studies revealed that the following reorientational motions are liberated during heating: three-fold reorientation of NH3 ligands, three-fold reorientation of the entire [Ru(NH3)6]3+ cation, and isotropic reorientation of this cation. In the high temperature phase I the cations perform isotropic reorientations with the estimated activation energy equal to ca. 30.1 kJ mol-1. Comparison with adequate results obtained earlier for [Ru(NH3)6](BF4)3 and for other similar compounds was made and general regularities were drawn. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.