The dihydronaphthalene derivative; Na-2(C10H8[Ga(CH2CMe2Ph)(2)Cl](2)) reacts at room temperature with NH3, n-PrNH2, and PhNH2 in THF solution to give high yields of [(PhMe2CCH2)(2)GaNHR]2 (R = H, n-Pr, Ph), C10H10, and NaCl. In contrast, the elimination reactions between Ga(CH2CMe2Ph)(3) with these same amines to form [(PhMe2CCH2)(2)GaNHR](2) and PhCMe3 require temperatures of 150 degrees C. The cyclopentadiene elimination reaction between (PhMe2CCH2)(2)Ga(C5H5) and aniline occurs at -10 degrees C and is the fastest of these three. An X-ray structural study of [(PhMe2CCH2)(2)GaNHPh](2) identified it as the trans isomer.