Virtually every textbook on introductory organic chemistry discusses reductions of carboxylic acids and their derivatives, such as esters, acid halides, and (mixed) anhydrides, focuses on hydride-containing reducing agents, most notably LAH and DIBAL. The former was introduced to organic synthesis back in 1947, while the latter was initially used for olefin polymerization starting in 1960. And while their extensive service to organic synthesis over decades is secure, their intolerance to air and moisture along with reactivity/selectivity issues are also well-known limitations. Moreover, as seen today through green glasses, there is considerable room for approaches that, while equally effective, are not only more functional group tolerant but also in line with the times: where the overall impact on the environment is also kept in mind. In response, many alternative processes have appeared that offer the potential for gaining access to both the derived aldehydes and alcohols, including specialized metal hydride reagents, hydrosilylations, as well as several others that accomplish the intended reductions to either or both types of products that are worthy of note. The most relevant prior art to this study involves the time-honored Fukuyama reduction, commonly viewed as a robust method for reducing carboxylic acids selectively to aldehydes that proceeds via a thioester intermediate employing a Pd catalyst and Et3SiH as a mild reductant. Advances of late using "Earth-abundant" nickel have emerged as alternative catalytic approaches. For example, Iosub, Bergman, and co-workers have recently developed a Ni (10 mol %)-catalyzed process using a mixed anhydride as an intermediate and Ph2SiH2 as reductant in dilute EtOAc at 40 °C, over 24 hours, for converting (mainly) aliphatic carboxylic acids to aldehydes.