This study elucidates the sublimation behavior of molybdenum hexacarbonyl (Mo(CO)<sub>6</sub>) based on abinitio thermodynamic calculations. The sublimation temperature of solid Mo(CO)<sub>6</sub> at 1 atm was calculated to be 385K. In addition, the initial reaction mechanism of Mo(CO)<sub>6</sub> on the β-cristobalite SiO2(111) surface was analyzed. Among the considered dissociation pathways, the CO₂-forming pathway, involving the interaction between a CO ligand and a surface oxygen atom, was found to be the most thermodynamically favorable.