# Chemical overview Chemical pools are a powerful tool for incentivizing liquidity providers to contribute to a particular pool. They can be created for LP tokens or single assets, allowing for flexibility and adaptation to a wide range of use cases. By incentivizing liquidity in Chemical pools, protocols can generate higher returns for their emissions while communities can be rewarded for providing liquidity over a longer-term horizon. The Chemical pool framework provides a permissionless means of distributing incentives to pools with various customizable options. These options include minimum amount, minimum lock duration, lock until a specific date, whitelist, and external helper contracts. More detailed information about Chemical pools can be found in the zkSync labs documentation, helping users to fully understand the benefits and options of this powerful feature. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://zksync-labs.gitbook.io/zksync-labs/chemical-pools/chemical-overview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.