Curable compositions containing new classes of 1,3,5-triazine compounds as crosslinkers are disclosed, which compounds are of the general formula ##STR1## wherein each of Y, Z and optionally X are independently selected from a group of the formula (II), (III) and/or (IV) ##STR2## and wherein A, D, Q, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are as defined herein.
Coating compositions containing new classes of 1,3,5-triazine compounds as crosslinkers are disclosed, which compounds are of the general formula ##STR1## wherein each of Y, Z, and optionally X are independently selected from a group of the formula (II), (III) and/or (IV) ##STR2## and wherein A, D, Q, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are as defined herein.