This invention relates to a crosslinking composition comprising a compound having the structure of Formula I:
A′-NRA—RD
where A′ is a moiety derived from the group consisting of linear or cyclic ureas, cyanuric acid, substituted cyanuric acids, linear or cyclic amides, glycolurils, hydantoins, linear or cyclic carbamates and mixtures thereof, or a moiety comprising the structure:
where RA is RD, hydrogen, an alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or taken together with A′ forms a cyclic compound; RD is —CHRC ORB, wherein RB is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or an alkaryl having from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms and RC is an alkyl, halogenated alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, halogenated aralkyl, alkoxyalkyl or an alkaryl having from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms; A is a moiety derived from the group consisting of linear or cyclic ureas, cyanuric acid, substituted cyanuric acids, linear or cyclic amides, glycolurils, hydantoins, linear or cyclic carbamates and mixtures thereof; B is a residue of a poly(alkylaldehyde) with n aldehyde groups; n is an integer of 2 to about 8; Ra is Rd, hydrogen, an alkyl of 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, or taken together with A forms a cyclic compound; where Rd is CHRcORb or
where Rb is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or an alkaryl having from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms and Rc is an alkyl, halogenated alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, halogenated aralkyl, alkoxyalkyl or an alkaryl having from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms; and where the alkyl or aryl groups in each radical may optionally have heteroatoms in their structure. This invention also relates to a process for producing the crosslinking composition by reacting an amino compound containing amino groups; a mono(alkylaldehyde) and/or a poly(alkylaldehyde), and an alcohol; where said amino compound is selected from the group consisting of: linear or cyclic ureas, cyanuric acid, substituted cyanuric acids, linear or cyclic amides, glycolurils, hydantoins, linear or cyclic carbamates and mixtures thereof.