This invention relates to a crosslinking composition comprising a compound having the structure of Formula I:A′-NRA—RDwhere 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 orwhere 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.