JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<pre id=res></pre>
JavaScript
var s = "0 60 120 180 'node name' 2 34 45 12";
var arr = [];
s.split("'").forEach(function(v,i){
arr = arr.concat(i%2 ? v : v.trim().split(' '))
});
document.getElementById('res').innerHTML = JSON.stringify(arr);